1、Pride & PrejudicePride & PrejudiceAuthorPlotBackgroundCharacterThemes Plot Overview Once upon a time,there was a villager called Bennet who Once upon a time,there was a villager called Bennet who had five unmarried daughters.Bannets wife always tried to had five unmarried daughters.Bannets w

2、ife always tried to find husbands who were suitable for their daughters. find husbands who were suitable for their daughters. A new neighbour Bingley ($bachelor) instantly became the hunting target of Mrs Banner. Bingley felt in love at the first sightfelt in love at the first sight with the eldest

3、daughter Jane. Darcy.Bingleys friend($) extremly arrogant. deemed all of Banners daughters were unquailified to dance with him. However,felt in love with Janes sister Elizabeth and gruadually changed his attitude.Bingleysister Caroline wanted to marry Darcy.Darcy refused her.She discoveried that Dar

4、cy loved Elizebeth so she began to do something to damage their relationship.Darcy cant stand for the ignorance of Elizebeths sisters so he persuaded Bingley not to marry Jane.Being persuaded by his sister and Darcy,Bingley left and headed to London.But Jane still loved him so much. So Elizebethaccu

5、ses him of being responsible for the separation between Mr. Bingley and Jane, her sister and of ill-treating Mr. Wickham , a young officer who was the son of Darcys former steward because when Darcy shows his love he cannot help showing contempt for her inferior social position . After Elizebeths re

6、fusal of him, Darcy writes a letter where he explains that Wickham was an unscrupolous adventurer. Meanwhile Wickham elopes with Lydia ; Darcy traces them and provides for their marriage. Elisabeth realises that she was mistaken about Darcy and accept his renewed proposal , in spite of the oppositio

7、n of Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Darcys arrogant aunt. Then Bingley comes back and get engaged with Jane and so the novel ends with the happy marriages of the two couples.Life CareerCharacteristics of Her works Quotations1775 born at Steventon rectory, Hampshire,EnglandIn 1783 ,Jane was sent to Oxford

8、 to be educated by Mrs. Ann Cawley In 1786, returned home , educated by their fatherIn 1801,because her father was retired, Jane moved to Bath with her family1805, her father was dead, and in 1806 Jane moved to Southampton with her mother and sisterIn 1809, move to a large cottage in the village of

9、Chawton 1816,Jane caught the tuberculosis1817, Jane was sent to Winchester to take the treatment by her sister,but at last she die and buried in Winchester Cathedral, unmarriedEngraving of Steventon rectory, home of the Austen family during much of Jane Austens lifetime The cottage in Chawton where

10、Jane Austen lived during the last eight years of her life, now Jane Austens House MuseumJane Austen is buried in Winchester Cathedral bright, attractive, thoughtful, humorous, sympathetic, independent little woman, whose sunny qualities are unconsciously reflected in all her books.Social BackgroundM

11、r.Wickham1 foxy2 snob3 love money very much few middle-class women could choose not to marry or to marry simply for love. women could not enter occupations and earn their own living; one might become a governess, but this job paid little and was similar to a servant in status. A few middle class wom

12、en did write, like Jane Austen, but they seldom made enough money to live on, and few women inherited wealth. (Property and money were passed down through men.) Marriage was the only path to financial security. women devoted themselves to attracting a husband. A well-rounded education was not essent

13、ial, since women would spend their time in the home. Marrige for loveMarrige for benefitMajor Themes Good judgment about people Love and marriage Society and class Pride & Prejudice Family Women and FemininityGood judgment about peopleIn the process of judging others, Elizabeth finds out her own

14、 weakness and Darcy learns about other people and himself. In the end false pride is humbled and prejudice dissolved. Love and Marriage Three kinds of motivations towards marriage: Those who marry for fortune, money and social rank. Those who marry for beauty, attraction and passion Those who marry

15、for love. In Pride and Prejudice, love is not a necessary component of marriage. But the power of love is great, it can let a hate in human love change, can let you cast prejudice and reknow and accept a person.Society and classPride and Prejudice upholds reasonably conservative views on class. stri

16、ct social class system and class distinctioninequality and resistance to social hierarchyIdeal society: a humanistic societyPride & PrejudicePride narrows the vision of a person and causes one to underestimate other mortals. Prejudice blinds the vision and leads to false perceptions about others. Upper classes & lower classes pride and prejudice.Family Creating endless problems for the Bennet daughters. Family in Pride and Prejudice, therefore, affects your opportunities and life chances in a very real way.Women and Feminin