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Jane Austen A novelist writing for women and her love制作人:杨雅菲王曼妮李师同Introductionsn nJaneAustenJaneAusten(December16,1775(December16,1775July18,1817)July18,1817)Englishnovelist.SheEnglishnovelist.Shewasborninaruralw
2、asborninaruraltownnamedStevetownnamedSteveBurton.TherearesixBurton.Therearesixbrothersandonebrothersandonesisterinherfamily.sisterinherfamily.AustindidnotgotoAustindidnotgotoregularschool,butregularschool,butgainedgoodfamilygainedgoodfamilyeducation.Themaineducation.Themainlearningmaterialislearning
3、materialisherfathersliteraryherfathersliterarybooks.books.Main worksn n1811Sense and Sensibilityn n1813Pride and Prejudice(First expression)n n1814Mansfield Park n n1815Emman n1818Northanger Abbey n n1818Persuasion n nThelatestsurveyinEnglandshowsthattheidealmanmakingappointmentswithinEnglishwomense
4、yesis Mr.Darcy-Mr.Darcy-acharacterinthe1800snovelPride and Prejudice.Even cool 007 Mr.Bond has to be in the second place,the superman is in the third place.n nSomething about the titleJaneAustenbeganhersecondnovel,PrideandPrejudice,beforeshewastwenty-one.ItwasoriginallytitledFirstImpressionbecauseth
5、eappearancesofthecharacterscreatedtheplotofthenovel.However,becausethenovelisalsoconcernedwiththeeffectsofthecharactersfirstimpressions,thatistheirprejudice,JanefoundthetitlePrideandPrejudicemoreappropriaten nFirstImpression(originaltitle)n nThemes:n n1.PrideandPrejudicen n2.LoveAndMarriagen nMainCh
6、racters:Bingley&Jane;n nElizabeth&Darcy;Charlotte&Collins;Lydia&Wickham;Mr.&Mrs.Bennetn nSingle women have a dreadful propensity(tendency)for being poor,which is one very strong argument in favour of matrimony(marriage)-JaneAusten,letterofMarch13,18161.Mainconcernisaboutpersonalr
7、elationships,particularlywiththatbetweenmenandwomeninlove.2.Writeswithinanarrowsphere,concernsthelandedgentryfamilieswiththetrivialincidentsoftheireverydaylife.n n3.Realistic,Withkeenobservationandpenetratinganalysis.n n4.Extravagantuseofdialogues.n n5.Typicallyneoclassicallanguage,simple,easy,natur
8、allylucidandveryeconomical.n nsatiresatire/sta/sta(r)/(r)/讽刺讽刺n nmercenary/mmercenary/m snri/snri/只为金钱的只为金钱的 n nobsess/bsesobsess/bses/唠叨;挂牵;念念不忘唠叨;挂牵;念念不忘 n nintellectual/intellectual/ntlektntlekt ulul/智力的;脑力的;智力的;脑力的;理智的理智的 n nsubtle/ssubtle/s tl/tl/不易察觉的;不明显的;微妙的不易察觉的;不明显的;微妙的 n nperceptiveness/p
9、septivnis/perceptiveness/pseptivnis/感知力感知力;觉察力觉察力n nconveyconvey表达,传递(思想、感情等)表达,传递(思想、感情等)n ncourtshipcourtship求爱期;求爱;追求求爱期;求爱;追求 n ncomplementary/kcomplementary/k mplmpl mentrimentri互补的;补充的;相互补的;补充的;相互补足的互补足的 n nreconcilereconcile使和解;使和好如初使和解;使和好如初,使和谐一致;调和使和谐一致;调和 n nflawflaw错误;缺点错误;缺点品格上的)弱点,缺点品格
10、上的)弱点,缺点 n ngullible/gullible/lbllbl轻信的;易受骗的;轻信的;易受骗的;n ncomplyingcomplying遵从;服从;顺从遵从;服从;顺从 n nvivacityvivacityvivsitivivsiti活泼活泼;快活快活;有生气有生气 n nhasty/hehasty/he sti/sti/匆忙的;仓促而就的;草率的匆忙的;仓促而就的;草率的n nspousespouse配偶配偶 PrideandPrejudice,similartootherJaneAustensnovels,iswritteningentleorHoraciansatire.
11、ThemainobjectofJanessatireinthenovelisthemercenaryandtheignoranceofthepeople,acommoncriticismofthe18thcentury.CharactersinthenovelwhichbestcarriesthesequalitiesareMrs.Bennet,afoolishwomanwhotalkstoomuchandisobsesswithgettingherdaughtersmarried;LydiaBennet,theyoungestoftheBennetdaughterwhoisdevotedto
12、alifeofdancing,fashions,gossipsandflirting;andMr.WilliamsCollins,thesillyandconceitedbaboonwhoiscompletelystupifybyLadyCatherineineveryaspectofhislifethathehasforgottenhisownmoralsandduty.The toneofthenovelislight,satirical,andvivid.ScenessuchasMr.CollinsproposaltoElizabeth,andLady Catherinevisitsto
13、LizzyatLongbourn,providescomicrelieftothereaderwhileatthesametimerevealingcertaincharacteristicsofthecharacters.Forexample,LydiaslackofcommonsenseandresponsibilityisrevealedwhenshetakesprideinbeingthefirstBennetgirltobemarried.Lydiadoesnottakeintoconsiderationthecircumstanceofhermarriage,thepersonal
14、ityofherhusband,ortheprospectsoftheirmarriageforthefuture.Elizabeth Bennetsability to laugh off her misfortunate and to continue to be optimistic,considering her situation,also contributes to the tone of the novel.The point of viewinPrideandPrejudiceislimitedomniscient;thestoryistoldthroughElizabeth
15、butnotinfirstperson.Asaresult,the moodofthenovellacksdramaticemotions.The atmosphereisintellectualandcold;thereislittledescriptionsofthesetting.The main actionsofthenovelaretheinteractionsbetweenopinions,ideas,andattitudes,whichweavesandadvancestheplotofthenovel.The emotionsinthenovelaretobeperceiv
16、edbeneaththesurfaceofthestoryandarenottobeexpressedtothereadersdirectly.JanespowersofsubtlediscriminationandshrewdperceptivenessisrevealedinPrideandPrejudice;sheisabletoconveysuchacomplexmessageusingasimple,yetwitty,style.The beginning“ITisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofag
17、oodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.”The main subjectinthenovelisstatedinthe first sentenceofthenovel:Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.Inthisstatement,Janehascleverlydonethreethings:shehasdeclaredthatthe main subjectofthenovelwillbecourtship an
18、d marriage,shehasestablishedthehumorous toneofthenovelbytakingasimplesubjecttoelaborateandtospeakintelligentlyof,andshehaspreparedthereaderforachaseinthenovelofeitherahusbandinsearchofawife,orawomeninpursuitofahusband.ThefirstlinealsodefinesJanesbookasapieceofliteraturethatconnectsitselftothe 18th c
19、entury periodPrideandPrejudiceis18thcenturybecauseoftheemphasisonmaninhissocialenvironmentratherthaninhisindividualconditions.The use of satire and wit,acommonformof18thcenturyliterature,alsocontributestolabelthebookas18thcentury.However,becauseJaneAustenhadallowedpersonal feelings of the characters
20、tobeexpressedinherwork,shecanalsobeclassifiedasRomantic.InthefigureofElizabeth,JaneAustenshowspassionattemptingtofindavalidmodeofexistenceinsociety.Passionandreasonsalsocomestogetherinthenoveltoshowthattheyarecomplementaryofmarriage.Thereareseven differentmarriagespresentedinthenovel.ExcludingtheGar
21、dinerandtheLucas,theremaining fivemarriagescontrastseachothertorevealJanesopinionsandthoughtsonthesubjectofmarriage1.The marriage between Darcy and Elizabethrevealsthecharacteristicswhichconstitutesasuccessful marriage.Oneofthesecharacteristicsisthatthefeelingcannotbebroughtonbyappearances,andmustgr
22、aduallydevelopbetweenthetwopeopleastheygettoknowoneanother.Inthebeginning,ElizabethandDarcyweredistantfromeachotherbecauseoftheirprejudice.Theseriesofeventswhichtheybothexperiencedgavethemtheopportunitytounderstandoneanotherandthetimetoreconciletheirfeelingsforeachother.Thus,theirmutualunderstanding
23、isthefoundationoftheirrelationshipandwillleadthemtoapeacefulandlastingmarriage.ThisrelationshipbetweenElizabethandDarcyrevealstheimportanceofgettingtoknowonespartnerbeforemarrying.2.The marriage between Jane Bennet and Bingleyisalsoanexampleofsuccessful marriage.JaneAusten,throughElizabeth,expresses
24、heropinionofthisinthenovel:.reallybelievedallhisBingleyexpectationsoffelicity,toberationallyfounded,becausetheyhadforbasistheexcellentunderstanding,andsuper-excellentdispositionofJane,anda general similarity of feeling and taste between her and himself.(Chapter55)However,unlikeDarcyandElizabeth,ther
25、eisa flawintheirrelationship.Theflawisthatbothcharactersaretoo gullible and too good-hearted to ever act strongly against external forces that may attempt to separate them YouJaneandBingleyareeachofyousocomplying,thatnothingwilleverberesolvedon;soeasy,thateveryservantwillcheatyou;andsogenerous,thaty
26、ouwillalwaysexceedyourincome.(Chapter55)3.Obviously,Lydia and Wickhams marriageisanexampleofan bad marriage.Theirmarriagewasbasedonappearances,goodlooks,andyouthfulvivacity.Oncethesequalitiescannolongerbeseenbyeachother,theoncestrongrelationshipwillslowlyfadeaway.Asinthenovel,LydiaandWickhamsmarriag
27、egraduallydisintegrates;LydiabecomesaregularvisitorathertwoeldersistershomeswhenherhusbandwasgonetoenjoyhimselfinLondonorBath.Throughtheirrelationship,JaneAustenshowsthathasty marriage based on superficial qualities quickly cools and leads to unhappiness4.AlthoughlittleistoldofhowMr.Bennet and Mrs.B
28、ennetgottogether,itcanbeinferredbytheirconversionsthattheirrelationshipwas similar to that of Lydia and Wickham-Mr.Bennethadmarriedawomanhefoundsexuallyattractivewithoutrealizingshewasanunintelligentwoman.Mrs.BennetsfavoritismtowardsLydiaandhercommentsonhowshewasonceasenergeticasLydiarevealsthissimi
29、larity.Mr.BennetscommentonWickhambeinghisfavoriteson-in-lawreinforcesthisparallelism.TheeffectoftherelationshipswasthatMr.Bennetwouldisolatehimselffromhisfamily;hefoundrefugeeinhislibraryorinmockinghiswife.Mr.Bennets self-realizationattheendofthenovelinwhichhediscoversthathislackofattentiontowardshi
30、sfamilyhadleadhisfamilytodevelopthewaytheyare,wastoolatetosavehisfamily.HeisJaneAustensexampleofa weak father.Inthesetwolatterrelationships,Austenshowsthatitisnecessarytousegoodjudgementtoselectaspouse,otherwisethetwopeoplewillloserespectforeachother.5.Thelastexampleofamarriageisaofadifferentnaturet
31、hantheonesmentionedabove.The marriage between Mr.Collins and Charlotteisbasedon economicsratherthanonloveorappearance.Itwasa common practiceduringAustenstimefor women to marry a husband to save herself from spinsterhood or to gain financial security.However,JaneAustenviewedthisasatypeofprostitution(
32、卖淫;为娼)anddisapprovedofit.InPrideandPrejudice,JaneAustendramatizesthisformofwomeninequalityandshowthatwomen who submits themselves to this type of marriage will have to suffer in tormenting silence as Charlotte does:Conclusion:Thesefivemarriagescontributestothethemethatahappyandstrongmarriagetakestim
33、etobuildandmustbebasedonmutual feeling,understanding,and respect.Hastymarriagesactingonimpulse,andbasedonsuperficialqualitieswillnotsurviveandwillleadtoinevitableunhappiness.InPrideandPrejudice,Janehasdenounced(谴责;指责;斥责)theelementsofmarriageandsocietythatshefounddistasteful(使人不愉快的;令人反感的;讨厌).Theseare
34、theconclusionsofherobservationofthepeopleinherworld.Howeverinherwriting,Janehasalsoreflectedherownenjoymentinlifeamongthesepeoplewithandwithouttheirfaults.n nThoughthestoryssettingisuniquelyturnThoughthestoryssettingisuniquelyturnofthe19thcentury,itretainsafascinationofthe19thcentury,itretainsafasci
35、nationformodernreaders,continuingneartheformodernreaders,continuingnearthetopoflistsofmostlovedbooksandstilltopoflistsofmostlovedbooksandstillreceivesconsiderableattentionfromreceivesconsiderableattentionfromliterarycritics.Thismoderninteresthasliterarycritics.Thismoderninteresthasresultedinanumbero
36、fdramaticresultedinanumberofdramaticadaptationsandaplethoraofnovelsandadaptationsandaplethoraofnovelsandstoriesimitatingAustensmemorablestoriesimitatingAustensmemorablecharactersorthemes.charactersorthemes.n nTodate,thebookhassoldsome20millionTodate,thebookhassoldsome20millioncopiesworldwidecopieswo
37、rldwideSense and SensibilityLose your heart and come to your senses.Brief Plotn nThestoryconcernstwosisters,ElinorandMarianneDashwood(ElinorrepresentingsenseandMariannesensibility).AlongwiththeirmotherandyoungersisterMargaret,theyareleftimpoverishedafterthedeathoftheirfather,andthefamilyisforcedtomo
38、vetoacountrycottage,offeredtothembyagenerousrelative.ElinorformsanattachmenttothegentleandcourteousEdwardFerrars,unawarethatheisalreadysecretlyengaged.Aftertheirmove,MariannemeetsWilloughby,adashingyoungmanwholeadsherintoundisciplinedbehavior,sothatsheignorestheattentionsofthefaithful(butolder)Colon
39、elBrandon.Thecontrastbetweenthesisterscharactersiseventuallyresolvedasbothfindloveandlastinghappiness.detailsJane and Elinorn nSense andSense and SensibilitySensibilitysElinorDashwoodsElinorDashwoodmirrorsJaneAustensstrait-lacedsenseofmirrorsJaneAustensstrait-lacedsenseofproprietyandherconcernandcar
40、eaboutproprietyandherconcernandcareaboutfamilymembers.familymembers.n nJanewaspracticalandsensible,andsheJanewaspracticalandsensible,andshedidwhatshethoughtbest.Forexample,didwhatshethoughtbest.Forexample,afterherfatherdied,Janemanagedtoafterherfatherdied,Janemanagedtogatherherselftogetherandsendher
41、gatherherselftogetherandsendherfatherspocketcompassandpairoffatherspocketcompassandpairofscissorstoherbrotherFrankasascissorstoherbrotherFrankasamementooftheirfather.mementooftheirfather.Their roles in their familiesn nElinorinElinorinSense and SensibilitySense and Sensibilityisthesisteristhesisterw
42、hoholdsdownthefamilyanddiscusseswhoholdsdownthefamilyanddiscussesthepracticalityofsituations.Shetoothepracticalityofsituations.Shetoodistributescherishedmementosofherdistributescherishedmementosofherfatherwhenhedies.Elinoristhesisterfatherwhenhedies.Elinoristhesisterwhoisconcernedwiththewelfareofher
43、whoisconcernedwiththewelfareofherrelationsandtakesituponherselftolookrelationsandtakesituponherselftolookaftertheirwell-being.Feelingafflictedaftertheirwell-being.FeelingafflictedwhenhersisterMarianneishurtbywhenhersisterMarianneishurtbyWilloughby,shetriesherbesttocomfortWilloughby,shetriesherbestto
44、comforthersister,resolvethesituation,andfindhersister,resolvethesituation,andfindoutthefactsofwhathappened.outthefactsofwhathappened.n nJanecanalsobeconsideredthebackboneJanecanalsobeconsideredthebackboneofherfamily.Aftershedies,thefamilyisofherfamily.Aftershedies,thefamilyisnotascloseastheywereduri
45、nghernotascloseastheywereduringherlifetime.Janebecameveryclosewithtwooflifetime.Janebecameveryclosewithtwoofhernieces,FannyAustenandAnnaAusten.hernieces,FannyAustenandAnnaAusten.ShecounseledthemonmenandmarriageShecounseledthemonmenandmarriagewhentheyreachedtheageofchoosingawhentheyreachedtheageofcho
46、osingasuitor.Sheoftenhelpedwithdeliveringhersuitor.Sheoftenhelpedwithdeliveringhersister-in-lawsbabies.Duringherthirties,sister-in-lawsbabies.Duringherthirties,shelivedwithherbrotherFrankforseveralshelivedwithherbrotherFrankforseveralweeks.Shecookedthemealsforhisfamilyweeks.Shecookedthemealsforhisfa
47、milyandcaredforhischildrenwhilehiswifewasandcaredforhischildrenwhilehiswifewasconfinedtoherbed.Afterseveralweeksofconfinedtoherbed.Afterseveralweeksofsuchalife,shefeltsheneededabreakandsuchalife,shefeltsheneededabreakandsolitude,butshecontinuedtohelphersolitude,butshecontinuedtohelpherbrotherandhisf
48、amilyuntilherservicesbrotherandhisfamilyuntilherserviceswerenolongerneeded.Likethecharacterwerenolongerneeded.LikethecharactershecreatesinElinor,shesticksbyhershecreatesinElinor,shesticksbyherfamilyandhelpsthemwhentheyneedher.familyandhelpsthemwhentheyneedher.Jane and Mariannen nMarianneDashwood,Eli
49、norsyoungerMarianneDashwood,Elinorsyoungersister,representsthetypeofgirlJanesister,representsthetypeofgirlJanewantedtobe.Marianneislightandairywantedtobe.Marianneislightandairywithaflightypersonality.Heremotionswithaflightypersonality.Heremotionsdictateheractions.Janesniecesdictateheractions.Janesni
50、ecesrememberherasbeingyouthful,playful,rememberherasbeingyouthful,playful,andinventivebeforesheprematurelyandinventivebeforesheprematurelyturnedintomiddle-age.turnedintomiddle-age.n nOnlyonceinherlifedidJanebehaveOnlyonceinherlifedidJanebehavesimilarlytoMarianne,anditwasansimilarlytoMarianne,anditwasaneveningshereliveduntilherdeath.eveningshereliveduntilherdeath.n nWhenshewastwenty,JaneattendedaballWhens






