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暑假里,我读完了简。奥斯汀的小说《傲慢与偏见》,这是一本令人深思的小说。

本书主要讲了一对青年的爱情故事。因为一方的傲慢与另一方的偏见而导致好事多磨,但是有情人终成眷属的故事。

人对人的第一印象很重要,如果伊丽莎白没有对达西产生偏见,他们的婚姻也就不会有那么多阻碍。但有时候,你对别人的第一印象未必就是那个人的性格。有些人看上去很不正经,却是一个不折不扣的好人,有些人看上去一脸正气,却是一个道貌岸然,里面一套,外面一套的伪君子。看一个人不能用他的外貌、神态直接来判断他是好人还是坏人,由此我想到了一件发生在我身边的事。

一天,我坐公交车出去,车上有一个外国小伙,头发很长,耳朵插着耳机,双手搭在牛仔裤的口袋上,一脸不正经。然而,当一位老人颤颤巍巍上车时,只有这个外国小伙给她让了座,其余那些西装革履的“君子”却都是正襟危坐,一动也不动。

“看人就要从多方面去看。”看了这本书,你就会明白这个道理。

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奥斯汀的《傲慢与偏见》,正如她自己所说,是在两寸象牙上细细的雕刻,它是奥斯汀的代表作。这部反映婚姻问题的小说是作者作品中最受欢迎的一部,也是她本人最喜欢的作品。

作品生动的反映了18世纪末到19世纪初处于保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和世态人情,其社会风情画似的小说不仅在当时吸引着广大的读者,实至今日,仍给读者以独特的艺术享受。她是第一个现实地描绘日常平凡生活中平凡恩的小说家,在英国小说史上起了承上启下的作用。

整部作品没有滂沱的气势,没有曲折跌宕的情节,但就是这种简单,精致深深地吸引着我们。奥斯汀短暂的一生几乎都是在英国的乡间度过的,也许就是周围朴素、宁静的氛围孕育了她淡然的气质。并不能因为没有丰富的经历,就对她的对于事物的分析能力有所怀疑、读过《傲慢与偏见》的人一定会为她细腻、敏锐的情感所折服。在写《傲慢与偏见》时,她只是一个十几岁的女孩,难道这不是一种天赋么?她的确很少接触外界,但思想存在,想象存在,这一切的存在就足够。

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many people simply regard pride and prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. she perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters.

the characters have their own personalities. mrs. bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. mr. bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, mr. darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. even the five daughters in bennet family are very different. jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. mary likes reading classic books. (actually she is a pedant.) kitty doesn’t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, lydia. lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is

somehow a little profligate. when i read the book, i can always find the same personalities in the society now. that is why i think this book is indeed the representative of the society in britain in the 18th century.

the family of gentleman in the countryside is jane austen’s favourite topic. but this little topic can reflect big problems. it concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in britain in her century. you can find these from the very beginning of this book.

the first sentence in this book is impressive. it reads: “it is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”. the undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.

people always think that austen was an expert at telling love stories. in fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs. after reading this book, i know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.

i couldn’t forget how eager mrs. bennet wants to marry off her daughters. if you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, i must mention the situation in britain at that time. only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father’s possessions. younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives. thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions. jane austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.

in “pride and prejudice”, the sister of mr. bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying jane because the bennets don’t have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them. from this, we can see there are a lot of obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. the society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.

in modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people’s mind. a lot of parents try hard to interfere their children’s marriages. education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one’s marriage. marry for money is still a big problem in our society. we can’t help thinking: can money determine everything?

austen left this problem for us to think. the genius of jane austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. although austen was only 21 when she wrote “pride and prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. the plots in her works are always very natural. the development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics. i think the depth of pride and prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.

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“凡是有财产的单身汉,必定需要娶位太太,这已经成了一条举世公认的真理。”以这样一句话作为本书的开头,让人不由想到这会是一部清喜剧,来讲一个皆大欢喜的爱情故事。可是如若只为了消遣而读,那么这部《傲慢与偏见》就不会有如此长久的生命力。往往,伟大出自于平凡,奥斯丁就是将她的哲理通过爱情这一人人司空见惯的事物来表达的。乍一看,她讲的是伊丽莎白。班纳特与达西的爱情,但寻遍全书,确丝毫不见热情澎湃的只言词组。难怪《简•爱》的作者夏绿蒂。勃朗特说奥斯丁不知激情为何物,的确,奥斯丁的作品给人的感觉最多的是理智二字。她以理智诠释爱情,虽然没有《呼啸山庄》的生离死别,没有《巴黎圣母院》的生死相随,没有《红与黑》的浪漫热烈,但其所反应的社会现实确是如此一针见血,她讲的是婚姻,却与爱情无关。

在奥斯丁生活的十八世纪末期大英帝国正处于颠峰时期,而奥斯丁却把视线关注在英国乡间。当时英国乡间的生活在作者看来是惬意悠闲的,纯朴中包含平凡自然,但是整个英国社会的影响力始终波及着乡村,如势利、炫耀、虚荣和对婚姻的看法。当时的婚姻缔结的充要条件是男方有可观的家产,女方有丰厚的嫁妆。于是他们的结合便是幸福,便会为世人所承认接收。诚然,这样的婚姻类似于一种资产合并,以钱作为婚姻的基础,这明智吗?在当时的达官贵人看来这无可非议。于是一切的婚姻要门当户对,此处的门当户对确切地说应是资产相当。于是,一个已婚绅士有一两个情妇,或是贵妇人们有几个消遣的情人也被当时社会所默认。可婚姻仍被冠以“神圣”这一词来修饰。注重实际的人们始终以金钱作为信条,金钱至上方为他们的圣经,为之不惜赌上一生的幸福。这样的做法才算理智、清醒。可悲的是钱成了地位的标志、有钱=有教养=有地位=有高尚品格=具备做丈夫的一切条件。当贵妇人或是待嫁的小姐标榜自己的地位、修养、才华、娴静、优雅等等的诸多美德时,她们决不会想到这一切的美德得以形成的资本是钱,她们谈及金钱时,显现出蔑视和鄙夷,却不知自己的婚姻得以缔结不是因为美德,美德只是一件附属品,作为她们丰厚嫁妆的最让人信服的掩饰物。人们以敷衍、奉承、阿谀来祝贺新人,祝他们有钱人终成眷属。

在本书中有两个人物是此种婚姻的忠实奴隶。一个是夏绿蒂,一个是韦翰。

夏绿蒂从小受到的家庭教育是注重门第、讲究地位。她的父亲威廉。卢卡斯爵士自称与詹姆士宫有莫大联系,这样的吹嘘在乡间邻居间引起的轰动与崇敬已使他的虚荣心十分满足。在这样的熏陶下她与班纳特家的财产继承人柯林斯结了婚。柯林斯不仅为人做作、举止粗俗,唯一可取的便是溜须拍马之功。但他可以继承班纳特家的财产,且自己有一份田地和一份牧师的俸禄。仅仅为了这些,当柯林斯向伊丽莎白求婚失败后的三天中,夏绿蒂一直借看望好友伊丽莎白为由,与柯林斯朝夕相对,终于在第三天使柯林斯向她求婚。她成了柯太太,却不惜失掉伊丽莎白多年的友情。其实她也有不得已的地方,没有丰厚的嫁妆意味着没有幸福的婚姻,年龄颇大的夏绿蒂只有把握住这次对她而言难得的机会。起码,她将来的生活有了着落,可以成为班家大宅未来的女主人。于是,她与认识不到三天的柯林斯结了婚。婚后,她不断忍受着丈夫令人生厌的怪异行为,她唯一的安慰是使她的新家有条不紊,并在世人面前构建一个美满的家庭。生活是残酷的,拥有金钱的代价是失去跟多更为宝贵的东西,比如青春、爱情、幸福、快乐……

韦翰是个十足的流氓,他自恃外表轶丽,一心想通过婚姻来发家致富,可是,他忘了婚姻是相互的,金钱的交易也是相互的。他是个一穷二白的人,自是富家小姐不会光顾。但最终他还是通过不与丽迪亚结婚为要挟,向达西敲诈到了一笔可观的收益。于是又一个婚姻,又一个为了金钱的婚姻铸就了,这次不单出卖了幸福,还有灵魂,韦翰的灵魂被他自己彻底出卖了!婚姻既已变成手段,那幸福也是奢望了。

在本书中伊丽莎白一直是以一个正面人物来写的,她理智、活泼、爱打趣,善于对人冷眼旁观并直看穿其心思。书中常有她发表的见解和看法,作者通过她来表达自己的意图和观点,但表面上看来她是爱情的忠实追随者,直到最终获得真爱。但仔细想想也不难发现伊丽莎白或许说作者本身都难以逃出金钱性婚姻的怪圈。首先,作者在安排角色上让达西拥有俊朗的外表、高尚的品格,最重要的是,无论他与伊丽莎白的情节发展多么跌宕起伏,有一点是事实,他是一位年薪一万英镑的绅士,与皇家有密切联系,有自己的庄园、家产、田地,总而言之,达西非常非常富有。所以,伊丽莎白当初拒绝柯林斯求婚的原因很简单——有更好更富有的在后面。同时,伊丽莎白之所以对达西改变态度的转折点是在她看见了达西硕大的庄园之后,彭伯里女主人的称号无可避免的是一种诱惑。正如伊丽莎白所说,她是绅士的女儿,达西是绅士,他们是处在同一阶层的。地位相差并非非常悬殊,更何况,她出自乡绅之家,也算是半个富家小姐,小型的资产合并在所难免。她和达西的婚姻不被达西亲友所接受,只因为达西原可以找一个比她富有得多的妻子罢了。

这样的婚姻是一种悲剧,婚后所要面对的残酷现实是免不了的。夏绿蒂在尽力扮演好一位主妇的同时却一直怀念着深爱的昔日情人,她后悔当初因为那人的贫穷而未与之步入教堂,正如她所说:“没有爱情的婚姻,不管因为受到尊重或者拥有殷实的家产而显得多么荣耀,都比不幸强不了多少。”韦翰与丽迪亚的夫妻关系名存实亡,伊丽莎白与达西相处和睦,但不断来自邻居、亲友和珈苔琳。德。包尔夫人的冷言冷语,让她心烦意乱。

如此的婚姻悲剧在那一时代是很普遍的。究其根本原因,很简单——妇女地位低下。妇女没有工作、没有得以维持生计的能力,只有依靠婚姻这条路来为将来的生活来源做打算。这是解决将来生计的最普遍,也是最行之有效的方法。

在本书中,女性的社会角色是很明显的,即便是有钱的太太、小姐们,充当的角色也只是家庭主妇而已。社会中男尊女卑的现象十分严重。如班纳特家中有6个小姐,可是没有男嗣,因而,班纳特家的财产不得不由班纳特先生的侄子继承。这样致使6位班家小姐的嫁妆只有从其母亲当年的嫁妆中分得,嫁妆的卑微常常使的年轻的小姐们不得不选择一条像夏绿蒂那样的路,通过婚姻来为自己将来的温饱作打算,自然会将婚姻视为金钱至上的买卖。如书中所描写的,每一位太太在后半生最大的愿望便是嫁女儿,让她们未来在丈夫的资产庇护下得以生存。因而难怪郡里一旦来了一位有钱的绅士,母亲们便认定他为自己的准女婿。所以当班纳特太太得知伊丽莎白拒绝柯林斯的求婚后十分气愤,责怪女儿不明智。以柯林斯在金钱方面的条件而言,可以保证伊丽莎白将来有安定、温饱的生活,在其母亲看来,放弃这样一棵“摇钱树”是一种无理取闹。在她年轻的时候,也是通过婚姻来衣食无忧,现在她更有义务要求女儿们以此获得“幸福”,没有原因,这只是一种规律,是英国社会当时的婚姻法则。

没有经济能力的女性在当时的金钱社会中得以舒适生存的唯一办法是,出生前就挑个名门旺族,但这仅凭机缘,更多不幸出生于普通家庭的,便只能向生活屈服。可悲的是,她们从不发现这是社会的弊端,而一直认为是自己出身贫寒。他们没有选择的权利,就像是花瓶,等着有一天被一位出手阔绰的人买走,仅凭运气,与爱情无关。

这便是那一时代的资本主义社会,婚姻怪圈只是她金钱至上的一个体现。社会的不平等性在成了那一时代的婚姻典型,享受爱情是一种奢侈,“现实、生存、理智……”这些词汇在每个人的头脑中如电影般不断地重复放映,每时每刻提醒你:钱、钱、钱……

《傲慢与偏见》通篇是伊丽莎白幽默的俏皮话,可是这种强颜欢笑下,隐藏的却是那一时代人们无尽的苦恼、不满、遗恨。或许不幸太多了,变成了麻木。可是令人羡慕、认可的“幸福”背后,堆砌着的又是什么呢?是金钱、麻木、泪水、悔恨、遗憾,或许更多更多,但唯一没有的便是真爱,弥足的真爱……

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小说以日常生活为素材,生动地反映了18世纪末到19世纪初处于保守和闭塞状态下的英国乡镇生活和世态人情,主人公伊丽莎白和达西消除对彼此的误会,最终缔结了美满姻缘。小说中还将伊丽莎白的几个姐妹和女友的婚事来与女主人公的婚姻相对照。奥斯汀告诉我们要理性正确对待婚姻。

在当时的时代,由书中人物所表现出的婚姻。不是男女间无法控制的热情而是双方与社会间的契约产物。婚姻关系可提供阶级提升与经济改善的机会,财力与社会地位为决定婚姻对象的相关条件。为了达成婚姻的目的,女性人物善于把自己转化成商品,展示其外貌与才艺,吸引男性目光。现在,女性地位提高。婚姻生活实现了和男人一样的人格独立,拥有平等权利,有了更多的条件和机会去追求幸福,不再仅靠婚姻决定一切,所以希望找到真爱,以双方感情作为缔结婚姻的基石.

伊丽莎白给自己定的原则上婚姻要建立在爱情之上,倘若两个人之间没有感情,便会步入婚姻围城中,影响以后的生活。作为女人一定要有自己的原则,不能当男人的配件,需要找到真正能跟你共度一生、在心灵上共鸣的伴侣。女人若把婚姻当作一条未雨绸缪的体面出路,很可能成为婚姻的牺牲者,为自己的幸福之路埋下隐患。而男人,若不上进,想凭自己的容貌骗取有钱女子,通过成家来向女方及家庭索要钱财,中汇遭世人鄙视,要再造化不好,后半生将在孤独寂寞和穷困潦倒中度过。

夏绿蒂和柯林斯是出于物质生活需要的结合,夏绿蒂本是个联盟女子,只因家里没有财产,人又长的不漂亮,到了二十七岁还是个“老处女”。她所以答应嫁给柯林斯,只是为了能有个归宿,有个能确保她不致挨冻受饥的“保险箱”。建立在无感情基础上的婚姻,幸福难料,他们只把成家作为最可心合意的避风港,以物质上的满足来掩盖感情上的空虚,这就难保在以后的生活中双方不产生矛盾。如今婚姻自由,结婚也不再是永久的可靠保证了,若把婚姻当作生活命运的唯一赌注,并不一定能像夏绿蒂那样幸运。

丽迪亚和韦翰仅仅是建立在对彼此青春美貌的迷恋上的婚姻。丽迪亚是个轻狂女子,她不注重素质、修养的提高,本身年轻对社会了解不够,又任性不听家人的管束,一味想踏入社交,吸引男人眼光。因为贪恋美貌和感情冲动的缘故,跟着韦翰私奔,后经达西搭救,两人才苟全成亲。婚姻是人生中的大事,要慎重对待,不要把婚姻当儿戏。为了金钱和地位结婚是错误的,但没有上述因素便是愚蠢的,他们两人都不具备结婚的条件,所以婚后尽管丽迪亚依旧痴情,也改变不了韦翰不负责任的性格。

伊丽莎白和达西,他们之间既有经过波折所产生的真爱,又有维持家庭的物质基础,才能经受住地位差距和长辈阻挠的困难而有幸福的婚姻。

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many people simply regard pride and prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. she perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters. the characters have their own personalities. mrs. bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. mr. bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, mr. darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. even the five daughters in bennet family are very different. jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. mary likes reading classic books. kitty doesn't have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, lydia. lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. when i read the book, i can always find the same personalities in the society now. that is why i think this book is indeed the representative of the society in britain in the 18th century.

the family of gentleman in the countryside is jane austen's favourite topic. but this little topic can reflect big problems. it concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in britain in her century. you can find these from the very beginning of this book.

the first sentence in this book is impressive. it reads: “it is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”。 the undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.

people always think that austen was an expert at telling love stories. in fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs. after reading this book, i know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.

i couldn't forget how eager mrs. bennet wants to marry off her daughters. if you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, i must mention the situation in britain at that time. only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father's possessions. younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives. thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions. jane austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.

in “pride and prejudice”, the sister of mr. bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying jane because the bennets don't have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them. from this, we can see there are a lot of obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. the society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.

in modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people's mind. a lot of parents try hard to interfere their children's marriages. education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one's marriage. marry for money is still a big problem in our society. we can't help thinking: can money determine everything?

austen left this problem for us to think. the genius of jane austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. although austen was only 21 when she wrote “pride and prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. the plots in her works are always very natural. the development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics. i think the depth of pride and prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.

傲慢与偏见英文读后感

the view of pride and prejudice

pride and prejudice is my favorite novel, which impresses me for a long time. it describes a love story mainly between elisabeth, who i like the best, and a rich and proud man, darcy.

the story began with the arrival of a crowd of rich men who rent a house near the bennet. in a ball, elisabeth gave such a bad impression on darcy's first pride that she refused darcy's first proposal. darcy was so surprised by elisabeth's refusal that he loved elisabeth more deeply. and elisabeth's antipathy made darcy realize his shortcomings. he was not angry about elisabeth's censure, but also he changed his previous proud attitude. during elisabeth's travel in darcy's manor。 darcy was very nice to her uncle and aunt, different from previous proud attitude. when one of elisabeth's sisters ran away with wickham, darcy helped elisabeth find her sister and prevent her sister from the loss of reputation, with nobody knowing that it was he who helped the bennet. so many changes in darcy eliminated elisabeth's prejudice. at last it end with their marriage.

taking the daily life as its material, this story reflected the life and love in a conservative你 and blocking england town. it reflected the author's view about marriage that it is fault to marry for property, money and status and it is also foolish to take these elements into account. in fact darcy's pride manifested the gap between their statuses。 since his pride existed, there is no ideal marriage between elisabeth and darcy. from the different attitudes from darcy's two proposals, it reflected the feminine pursuit of personality independence and right equality, which is a progressive character from the image of elisabeth.

傲慢与偏见英文读后感

“pride and prejudice,” the feeling after reading

“pride and prejudice” is the famous british writer jane austen masterpiece, the works in daily life for material, the romantic and reality love story.

works of vivid reflects the late eighteenth to well into the nineteenth century in the conservative and block state of the british town life and ways of the world. its social graffiti novel at that time if not only attracts the general reader, real to this day, still give the reader a unique art enjoyment.

first of all, from story to see, elizabeth resourcefulness, have courage, these have vision, have very strong self-respect, and be good at thinking. just then a an unmarried ladies the lady of speaking, this is valuable. and also it is this quality, just make her in love have independent initiative,and led to her and happy family of darcy. in my opinion, elizabeth is worthy of praise.

in the way of the pursuit of love, be sure to a firm belief, not for money, fame, wealth, or any other cause carelessly decided to, want to hold to find true love. if the other party to some of the defect is himself can't stand, but also what can't change it, you should give up the resolute choice; of course should also to cherish each other, not because of some of the others words, they change their decision, happiness to yourself to the business. this is the book want to communicate to the world is very precious words, is also to the heart of the pursuit of love chicken soup.

reading this book, i be a lifetime earnings, enjoy the spiritual baptism.

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many people simply regard pride and prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. she perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters. the characters have their own personalities. mrs. bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. mr. bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, mr. darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. even the five daughters in bennet family are very different. jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. mary likes reading classic books. (actually she is a pedant.) kitty doesn’t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, lydia. lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. when i read the book, i can always find the same personalities in the society now. that is why i think this book is indeed the representative of the society in britain in the 18th century.

the family of gentleman in the countryside is jane austen’s favourite topic. but this little topic can reflect big problems. it concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in britain in her century. you can find these from the very beginning of this book.

the first sentence in this book is impressive. it reads: “it is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”. the undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.

people always think that austen was an expert at telling love stories. in fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs. after reading this book, i know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.

i couldn’t forget how eager mrs. bennet wants to marry off her daughters. if you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, i must mention the situation in britain at that time. only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father’s possessions. younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives. thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions. jane austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.

in “pride and prejudice”, the sister of mr. bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying jane because the bennets don’t have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them. from this, we can see there are a lot of obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. the society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.

in modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people’s mind. a lot of parents try hard to interfere their children’s marriages. education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one’s marriage. marry for money is still a big problem in our society. we can’t help thinking: can money determine everything?

austen left this problem for us to think. the genius of jane austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. although austen was only 21 when she wrote “pride and prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. the plots in her works are always very natural. the development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics. i think the depth of pride and prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.

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