Abstract

 This thesis, based on Jane Austen’ s famous novel --- Pride and Prejudice, probes into her view on marriage. In her novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen described the different marriages among young people. She pointed out that marriage is not determined only by property and society status. In fact, true love is the most fundamental condition for a happy marriage. Moreover, She focused on the equality between men and women and tried to arouse women’s awareness to achieve equality in marriage. The thesis analyzes the reasons for her view from the historical background, Austen’s emotional experience, the importance of gender quality, etc. Austen’s views of marriage has the far-reaching implication.

Keywords: Pride and Prejudice; Austen; views of Marriage; property and society status

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

2. Literature Review-1

2.1 Researches on Austen and her works-2

2.2 Analysis and studies of Pride and Prejudice-2

3. Austen’s view on marriage-3

3.1 Attaching importance to true love-3

3.2 Awakening of feminine consciousness-4

4. Reasons for the development of Austen’s views on marriage.-6

4.1 The influence of the historical background of the novel-6

4.2 The influence of Bourgeois’s view on marriage-7

4.3 Jane Austen's emotional experience..8

4.4 The balance between true love and class status-8

4.5 The importance of gender equality in marriage-10

5. Conclusion-10

Works Cited-11