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Although in the novel Pride and Prejudice the hero anHale Waihona Puke Baidu heroine finally has a happy ending , Jane Austen
Part of Austen’s Works
1 Sense and Sensibility
1811
At that time , the only way for the women with no Economic capacity to live a comfortable life is to waiting for a wealthy man to marry her . Although there is nothing to do with love.
As what I said before , Britain was then the most powerful country in the Europe , so there is no significant social contradiction . As a result , Jane Austen focused more attention on the life around , She describes the rural middle-class life which was not influenced by the industrial revolution yet .
PART TWO
SETTING
—— LIBING
Contents
1 Brief Introduction To The Author
2 Social Context Of The Novel
About The Author
Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist. She was born in a mid-class family and was brought up in a comfortable environment. She was the youngest one of the eight children .
Although she didn’t receive her education at a regular school , she had a good family education , and she learned French and some Italian. Her
Common the life is ,it also supplies her with material to create the classical novels . When she was still a young girl , she was skilled at various styles of writing, and when she finished the classical novel Pride and Prejudice , she was just twenty-two years old. And it was clear that she had found her appropriate form.
But under the social conditions then , women’s social position is pretty low . There is no equality between men and women . At that time , many young women of the middle class has three choices: get married 、stay at home as an old maid or become a governess（家庭女 教师） . Nobody wants to become a maid or
Jane Austen ,as a female writer , shows different attitude towards the marriage by depicting several young women of different economic position and horizon knowledge. Through the novel Pride and Prejudice ，she
And in the novel Pride and Prejudice, she takes the theme of love and marriage in a mildly humorous way of expression.
Social Context Of The Novel
In late eighteenth century , Britain was experiencing great changes in history , Capitalist （资本主义） Agriculture、Anglo French war （英法战争）、industrial revolution which make Britain the most powerful capitalist empire .
2 Pride and Prejudice
1813
3 Mansfield Park
1814
4 Emma
1815
In her novels , she uses realism , biting social commentary and masterful use of indirect speech , funny and irony language which helps her earn the most widely and most beloved writers in English literature.
