1、ReadingafterPrideandPrejudiceRecentlyIhavebeenreadinganovelcalledPrideandPrejudice,whichwaswrittenbyJaneAusten.AlthoughIhaventfinishedityet,Istillhavesomethingtowrite.Thewriter,JaneAusten,wasanEnglishwoman.ShewasborninSteventon,Hampshine,whereherfatherwasarector.Shewastheseconddaughterandtheseventhc

2、hildinafamilyofeight.Thefirst25yearsofherlifeAustenspentinHampshire.Austindidntgotoregularschools,butshereadmanyliteraryworksatherparentsguidance.Shestartedwritingabouttheageof20,andpublishedsixnovels.PrideandPrejudice(1813)andEmma(1816)arethebest-knownbooksofthem.VirginiaWoolfcalledher“themostperfe

3、ctartistamongwomen”.Mostofhernovelswerealladaptedintomoviesandsuccessfulintheworld.Forlivinginasmallcountrytown,contactingthemediumandsmalllandlords,pastoraswellastheirquietandcomfortablelivingenvironment,therewerenosignificantsocialcontradictionsinherworks.Shedescribedatruthfulpictureofherworld,esp

4、eciallythemarriageandlovebetweengentlemenandladiesbyhermeticulousfeminineobservation.Thestyleofherworksishumorousandrichincomicconflicts,somanyreaderslovethem.Thistypeofnovelsnotonlyatthattimeattractedbroadreaders,today;itstillgivesthereadersuniqueartenjoyment.ThenoveldescribesloveprocessofheroineEl

5、izabethandheroDarcy,hereldersisterJaneandMr.Bingley,youngersisterJaneandMr.Bingley,youngersisterLydiaandMr.Wickham,hergoodfriendCharlotteandMr.Collins.ThemarriagebetweenDarcyandElizabethrevealedthecharacteristicswhichconstitutedasuccessfulmarriage.Oneofthesecharacteristicswasthatthefeelingcouldntbeb

6、roughtonbyappearancesandmustgraduallydevelopbetweenthetwopeopleastheygottoknowoneanother.ThemarriagebetweenJaneBennetandBingleywasalsoanexampleofsuccessfulmarriage.Theyhadtheexcellentunderstanding,super-excellentdispositionofJaneandageneralsimilarityoffeelingandtastebetweenherandherhusband.UnlikeDar

7、cyandElizabeth,therewasaflawintheirrelationship.Theflawwasthatbothcharactersweretoogullibleandtoogood-heartedtoeveractstronglyagainstexternalforcesthatmayattempttoseparatethem.Obviously,LydiaandWickhamsmarriagewasanexampleofabadmarriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooksandyouthfulvivacity

8、.Oncethesequalitiescouldnolongerbeseenbyeachother,theoncestrongrelationshipwouldslowlyfadeaway.Throughtheirrelationship,JaneAustenshowedthathastymarriagebasedonsuperficialqualitiesquicklycooledandledtounhappiness.ThemarriagebetweenMr.CollinsandCharlettewasbasedoneconomicsratherthanonloveorappearance

9、.ItwasacommonpracticeduringAustenstimeforwomantomarryahusbandtosaveherselffromspinsterhoodortogainfinancialsecurity.However,JaneAustenviewedthisasatypeofprostitutionanddisapprovedit.Elizabethwasaclever,beautifulandstrong-mindedwoman,wholookeddownuponthehypocrisyinhigh-societycircles.Facingthemarriag

10、e,shewascourage,visionaryandgoodatthinking.Although,shehadsomewrongopinionsonDarcyinthebeginning,finallysheknewaboutDarcyjustlythroughthinking,hencegainedthetruelove.Darcywasahandsome,richgentleman,butproudanddidntwanttomakecontactwithothers,leadingtodissatisfactionsfromneighbors.Evenworse,Darcyleft

11、badimpressionsonthepeoplearoundhimandElizabethalsohatedhim.ShehadprejudiceagainstDarcygradually.WhenDarcyproposedtoher,sherefusedhimdecisively.Afterthat,Darcybegantoreflectontheself-examinationandtreatedpeoplewithmorepopulist.Astimewentby,theycameacrossagain.Darcywasnotonlypolite,butwaspopularamongt

12、heneighbors.Finally,regardlessofhisauntsstrongobjectionandconceptoffamily,DarcyproposedtoElizabethagain.Elizabethwillinglyconsented.ShebegantoappearherlivelysidetoDarcy.Thecharactershavetheirownpersonalities.Mrs.Bennetwasawomanwhowaseagertomarryoffherdaughters.Mr.Bingleywasafriendlyyoungman.Janewass

13、imple,innocentandneverspokeevilofothers.Elizabethwasaclevergirlwhoalwayshadherownopinions.Marylikedreadingclassicbooks.Kittydidnthaveherownopinionsbutlikedtofollowhersister.Lydiawasagirlwhofollowedexoticthings,handsomemanandwassomehowalittleprofligate.AsfarasIamconcerned,loveisthemostbeautifulandval

14、uablethingandthebasisofmarriage.Althoughmaterialisimportant,weshouldntgiveupseekingforthetruelove.BycontrastingElizabethwithLydia,weknowthetrueloveisessential.Then,Ithinkthebehavioristhesymbolofpeople.IfDarcywaspoliteandwarm-heartedinthebeginning,maybehewouldnothavebeenmisunderstoodbyElizabeth.There

15、fore,neverbearrogant.Itistruethatthefirstimpressionisimportant,butweshouldalsorecognizesomeoneinlongtimeandfromallaspects.Thatrequireswearestrong-minded,reasonedandsensible.Betoleranttoanyone,andyouwillbemorelikelygainhappiness.Lastbutnotleast,thisnovelhasaneffectontodaysChinesesociety,whichisfullof

16、bullionismandhedonism.Manyyoungershavethequestion,especiallygirls,“Roseandbread,whichismoreimportant”.OnceinafamousdatingshowcalledIfyouaretheone,agirlsaid“WouldrathersitintheBMWcarcrying,dontsitonthebikelaughing”,whichmeansshewouldlivetogetherwitharichmanratherthanapoorman.Mostgirlsthinkthathouses,carsandtagreepropertyaremoreimportantthanappearancesandcharacters.Idonwithit.Asnewcenturysgirls,whoareexpectedtobeindependent,self-reliance,self-love,wecouldearnmoneythroughourowneffectsinsteadofputtingthehopeonothers.Onlyinthiswaycanwehavethesecur