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TheReader’sForumofPRIDE&PREJUDICEThebackgroundofcreationPrideandPrejudiceisJaneAustenearliestcompleteworks.Shebegantowritethisin1796.Itwasnamedthefirstimpression,completedfinishedin1797.Afterherfatherwasmovedbythisnovel,hepleasesTangmaKashideertopublished,butTangmarefused,thatmakesthemverydisappointed.Later,sherewrotethefirstimpressionandrenamedPrideandPrejudice,andpublishedin1813.Theplotofthenovelrevolvesaroundtheheroine'smateselectionactivitiestostart,revealsthattheBritishsocialtrend,thebadhabitsthatasmarriageasawomantoseekeconomicsecurity,improvingtheeconomicstatus.AbouttheAuthor•JaneAusten,isafamousBritishfemalenovelist,herworksmainlyfocusonthesquirefamilyfemalelifeandmarriage.Herworksarepopularamongthereaders.Herrepresentative:•1：《埃莉诺与玛丽安》又名《理性与感性》（SenseandSensibility，1811）•2：《傲慢与偏见》（PrideandPrejudice，1813）•3：《曼斯菲尔德庄园》（MansfieldPark，1814）•4：《爱玛》（Emma，1815）•5：《诺桑觉寺》（NorthangerAbbey，1818，死后出版）•6：《劝导》（Persuasion，1818，死后出版）TheoutlineofthestoryMaincharactersMrs.BennetJaneElizaKittyMaryLydiaMr.BennetDarcyBingleyCollinsCharlotteAnnedeBourghCatherinedeBourghdaughternephewengagedBestFriendsCarolineLouisalovepatronGeorgianaElizabethBestFriendsCharacteristicsMr.BennetMr.BennetisanEnglishgentlemanwithanestate(房地产、财产)Mrs.BennetMr.Bennet’swife,anoisyandfoolishwoman.JaneBennetBeautifulMrs.BennetthinksJaneisthemostbeautifulgirlamongherdaughters.Mr.Bingleyconsidersheras“themostbeautifulcreatureIhaveeverbeheld.”KindheartedElizabethsays“Alltheworldaregoodandagreeableinyoureyes,Ineverheardyouspeakillofahumanbeinginmylife.”Janeissuchakindheartedpersonandshewillneverhavesickopinionaboutothers.JaneBennetRestrainedJanedoesnotshowherloveeasilybecausesheisrestrained.ItisherattitudemakesMr.DarcymistakeherfeelingoflovingMr.Bingley,andalsothereasonshemakesherselfheartbroken.Intelligent•Inmyopinion,JaneBennetisabeautiful,kindheartedandrestrainedwoman.Asanunmarriedwoman,herreservereallyshowssheiseducated;butinfrontofherlove,italmostmakeshermissherauthenticlover.Itissurelyhershortcoming.EvensheisnotassmartasElizabeth,sheisstillawelcomecharacterinthenovel.ElizabethBennetIntelligentSheisherfather’sfavoritedaughterbecauseofherintelligence.ShecanalsounderstandanydeepmeaningofanytalkBraveShewillexpressherownopinionwithoutfollowingothers.Shewillnotsurrenderevenbeforearichandhighclassperson.Ifanybodywantstospoilherrights,shewillsurelyprotectitwithherbitterwords.Elizabethissmart,braveandthoughtful.Thisenableshertohavetheopinionontheissueoflove,andobtainhappiness.Sheinsiststhattrueloveisthefoundationofanidealmarriagetoher.Loveissaintandpure.Mr.DarcyProudHeoftenappearsproudtostrangers,therearethreemainreasons:1.Hissocialbackground2.Darcyhasbeenspoiled3.Hisnatureimpressespeoplewithcoldnessandindifference.Darcyismyfavoritepersonofthisbook.Notonlybecauseheishandsomebutalsohischaracter.Beinganelegantbutproudwealthylandlord,Darcygraduallyrealizedhisdefects,reflectshisprideandsuperiorattitudeandimproveshispersonality.HisaffectiontoElizabethalsochangesfromsuperficialattractiontounderstandingandrespect.It’snoteasyforhimtoovercomeit.Buthiseffortinmakingprogressactuallywinsloveandtrustforhim.Mr.CollinsFoolish“It’scommonforyoungladiesnottoacceptaman’swished.Sometimestheirrefusalisrepeatedasecondorathirdtime.”Heisfarmoreinterestedingettingmarriedthaninwhohiswifewouldactuallybe.PrideandPrejudice,Austen’sFamousNovelforMarriage“ITISATRUTHuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.”AlmosttwocenturieslatethedeepimpressiononreadersleftbytheopeningsentenceofPrideandPrejudicehasnotdecreasedbecauseoftheirchangingliterarytaste.AstheauthorofPrideandPrejudice,JaneAustenwasoneofthefamousrealisticwritersinEnglishliteratureinthenineteenthcentury.PrideandPrejudiceisAusten’srepresentativework.Duringtheforty-twoyearsofhershortlifeandamerryone,Austenwrotesixfull-lengthworks:PrideandPrejudice,SenseandSensibility,NorthangerAbbey,MansfieldPark,EmmaandPersuasion.Therewerenoearthshakingevents,nodreadfuldisasters,nosharpcontradictionsandnoromanticlegendsinAuthen’snovels.Timeandspaceweresmallinhernovels.Shewrotehowamarriageablewomancouldfindasatisfactoryhusband.Shedescribedmanykindsofloveandmarriageofdifferentwomen.Sheexpressedherownoriginalviewsofmarriageinherworks.InPrideandPrejudiceAustenwrotefourmarriagetypes:idealElizabethandDarcy,realizableCharlotteandCollins,felicitousJaneandBingley,unhappyLydiaandWickham.Shepointedoutemphaticallyeconomicconsiderationisthebondsofwedlockandlove.Shesaidmarriageisnotdeterminedbypropertyandfamilystatus.itisunwisetomarrywithoutmoney,butitiswrongtomarryformoney;themarriagesettledbyloveishappyandideal.BasedonMarxistsocialandeconomictheory,thethesisexplicatedthatAusten’sviewofmarriagewasprogressive,advocatedbyherfocusontheequalitybetweenmenandwomen.Sheemphasizedmarriageshouldbeofequalimportancebothbyloveandbyeconomicconsiderationbutloveplaystheguidingrole.Sherevealedtheconnotationofmarriage.Shemercilesslycriticizedthepatriarchyandtheviewofmarriageofhertime.Herexposureisofgreatrealisticsignificancetothesocie