Abstract: "Pride and Prejudice" is considered to be one of the famous novels of Jane Austen,which speaks highly of the female who pursue happiness continuously for their free marriage and true love.The main line of this novel is about complex love between Elizabeth Bennet and other three couples .It shows different attitudes and perceptions of middle-class women towards marriage and destiny.Elizabeth Bennet is the main character and protagonist,we readers can know the concept of marriage in Austen clearly by analyzing the image of Elizabeth.
小说《傲慢与偏见》被认为是作者奥斯丁为讴歌女性追求幸福婚姻的不懈努力而作，以男女之间的爱情纠葛为主线,穿插了几起截然不同的婚姻,揭示了当时中产阶级家庭出身的少女对婚姻问题的不同态度和观念。伊丽莎白是全书的中心人物,通过对她的形象剖析,展示其爱情婚姻历程,同时也折射出作者奥斯丁的婚姻观。
Key words: Elizabeth Jane Austen Darcy characters concept of marriage social environment emotional experience
伊丽莎白简·奥斯汀性格特点婚姻观社会环境人物形象情感经历达西
First, the image of Elizabeth Bennet is shaped successfully.
1、Social environment ,where the heroine , Elizabeth is living.
"Pride and Prejudice," which depicts the late 18th and early 19th century in that time British women, whether in economic, social or family status are dependent on men, with strict social hierarchy and people are faced with marital stress for good match. Elizabeth, who is a young middle-class woman with tiny property, but she is knowageable in that time . The only way to get a happy life and decent status is to marry a good man. As Austen wrote: "A sigle man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife .’’ In short, marriage is good approach for people to search for economic security and social status. Collins, Elizabeth's cousin, knows that sentence very well,he is well-off but vulgar,he thinks it is beneficial for Elizabeth to marry him.However,after rejected by Elizabeth,Collins turns back to propose to Charlotte,a good friend of Elizabeth,and they get married.
2 、Description of Elizabeth’ personality and their family environment
The center and the focus of "Pride and Prejudice" is Elizabeth • Bennett. Elizabeth is an intelligent, honest, attractive,witty, funny and lively and educated young lady,but with a tendency to judge on first impressions and perhaps to be a little selective of the evidence upon which she bases her judgements..Also,she is a rebellious and independent person, maybe we should say she is the new women. Her family environment is not good, no abundant money, and no officials in her home . Compared with Kosslyn, and Darcy ,her family is very poor .But she does not feel inferior, still bravely pursues her own happiness and true love. Darcy oppses the marriage between Benley and the older sister of Elizabeth ,Jane ,because of the poor
