简介:本文通过分析《简.爱》《傲慢与偏见》和《爱玛》中的重要人物的婚恋状态,揭示了夏洛蒂.勃朗特和简.奥斯汀以爱情、独立和平等为基础的门当户对婚姻观:婚姻必须以真爱为基石,并综合考虑双方在财产、地位以及文化修养、情趣爱好等方面的门当户对,只有将二者有机结合,才能拥有真正幸福稳固的婚姻和家庭。她们的婚姻观在19世纪具有不可辩驳的超越时代的进步性,在思想开放的21世纪也具有现实的指导意义。一、夏洛蒂.勃朗特和简.奥斯汀时代妇女的社会地位在夏洛蒂.勃朗特(1816—1855)和简.奥斯汀(1775—1817)生活的时代,英国妇女处于“第二性”地位,无论在家庭还是社会中,都没有什么地位和权力可言。她们大都没有工作,少数妇女迫于生活外出工作,一般是做家庭教师或佣人。根据当时的限定继承法,财产只能由男性继承,如果被继承人没有儿子,则由亲戚中亲缘关系最近的男子继承。妇女要生存,要获得生活上的保障,要改善社会地位,婚姻是捷径也是惟一的途径。而婚姻完全由金钱和地位决定,强调门当户对,至于男女双方的感情则无足轻重。在经济基础决定一切的年代,夏洛蒂.勃朗特和简.奥斯汀这两位杰出的女作家在婚姻观上远远超越了所处的时代。她们挑战当时的流行观...
简介:Another important factor in marriage is social status. Elizabeth’s marriage is a good proof of it. If Elizabeth were not a gentleman (Mr. Bennet)’s daughter,and then chance is rather rare for her in marriage market. As Collins will get a large amount of property and enjoys a higher social status,women still enjoy a low social status in society and marriage is a good way out for women. Charlotte got what she wanted through her marriage
简介:the marriage of Charlotte and Mr. Collins is a good justification to Austen's rationality.,marriage is a good way out for women. In Pride and Prejudice Charlotte got what she wanted through her marriage,paper aims to point out that Charlotte’s marriage is quite rational. Marriage has no such romantic factors when it comes to reality and everyone cannot go against the social trend. Charlotte’s choice conforms to the social trend so that the marriage of Mr. Collins and Charlotte is more significant and typical than that of Elizabeth and Darcy’s. Charlotte is a representative of a woman who bravely fights against social injustice. Her marriage is more sensible than that of Elizabeth’s