2.4ElizabethandDarcy’sConceptofMarriageandLove
Inshort,theconceptofloveandmarriageofthefourpairsofcouplesinthisnovelisdifferentfromeachotherandsuchverificationmakesreadersfeelasiftheyhadseenwhathappenedinthenovel.Actually,suchconceptiscloselyrelatedwiththesocialbackgroundandthepersonalitiesofthecharacterssothattheanalysisofsuchconceptcouldhelpreaderstohaveabetterunderstandingofthisnovelandtheconceptoftheauthor.
III.ReasonsfortheFormationofConceptofMarriageandLoveinPrideandPrejudice
Ithasbeenintroducedinthesecondchapterthatthereisavarietyofcharactersinthisnovelwhoseconceptofloveandmarriagewasdifferentfromeachotherandactuallysuchdifferencesinconceptareoriginatedfromthetime,societyandthepersonalexperiencesoftheauthorofthisnovel,JaneAustin.Suchoriginsoftheconceptwillbeintroducedindetailsasfollowed.
3.1InfluenceofPeople’sThoughtsandBehaviorsinthe20thcentury
3.2JaneAustin‘sExperiencesofReadingandMarriage
Inshort,theconceptofloveandmarriageofthecharactersinthisnovelisunderdeepinfluenceofthesocialbackgroundofthe20thcentury.Thatistosay,thethoughtsofthecontemporarypeopleinthe20thcenturyaboutmarriageaswellastheauthor’sexperienceofeducationandmarriageplaysacrucialroleinthewritingprocess.
IV.EnlightenmentofPrideandPrejudice
ThenovelPrideandPrejudicehadwongreathonorforJaneAustinandoneofthemostimportantreasonsisthatthecharactersweredescribedvividly.Themarriageexperiencesofthecharactersinthisnovelcouldprovideimportantenlightenmentforreaders,whichcouldbeanalyzedasfollowed.
4.1EmphasisonPersonalitiesInsteadofPhysicalAppearance
Thefirstimportantlessonthatcouldbedrawnfromthisnovelisthatthepersonalitiesshouldbemoreimportantthanthephysicalappearance.Inthisnovel,themajorprotagonistsemphasizedonthepersonalitieswhentheychosetheirsoulmates.Forinstance,inthisnovel,ElizabethandBingleywereexactlythecoupleswhosepersonalitiescouldsuitwell.Tobespecific,theywerenotconsiderateandcouldbetolerantofeachother.Therefore,theyweremorelikelytobeunifiedtoovercomethedifficultiesthatobstructtheirmarriage.Similarly,Mr.andMrs.Bennetwasalsosuchacouplebecausetheyhadthesamehabitsandpreferences.Therefore,theycouldleadahappylifethroughouttheirlifetime.Forinstance,Mr.BennethadformedmanyeleganthabitssuchasreadingwhileMrs.Bennetalsolikedreadingsothattheycouldcommunicatewitheachotheraboutthecontentofthebooksthattheyhaveread.Inshort,thereisnodoubtthatthesimilarpersonalityisoneofthemostimportantfactortodeterminewhetheracouplecouldleadahappylife.
4.2EmphasisonLoveInsteadofWealth
4.3LoveisthePreconditionofMarriage
Anotherimportantruleaboutmarriageisthatloveshouldbethepreconditionofmarriage.Inotherwords,themarriageinwhichthehusbandandwifedonotloveeachothercouldnotleadahappylifeaftermarriage.Inthisnovel,themarriagebetweenCharlotteandCollinswasexactlytheexampleofunsuccessfulmarriage.IthasbeenintroducedinthefirstchapterthatCollinsproposedtoElizabethatthebeginning,buthewasrefusedbecauseElizabeththoughtthathewastootricky.Soonafterthat,CollinsgotmarriedwiththefriendofElizabeth,Charlotte.Suchafactshowedthattheirmarriagewasnotbasedonlovebecausetheymadethedecisiontoohastily.Infact,CollinsgotmarriedwithCharlottebecausehemerelywanttogetmarriedwithaladywhocouldhelphimgetridoftheembarrassmentofbeingrefused.AsforCharlotte,shemerelywantedtogetarichhusbandwhocouldaffordherluxuriouslifeinthefuture.Therefore,thereisnodoubtthattheirmarriagewillrunintoproblemswithoutenoughmoney.
4.4HappyMarriageisasImportantasLoveandMoney
Lastbutnotleast,itcouldbeconcludedfromthisnovelthatthehappymarriageequalstoloveandmoney.Eventhoughtheloveismoreimportantthanmoneyinamarriage,bothofthemplayimportantroles.Tobespecific,lovecoulddeterminewhetherhusbandandwifecouldleadahappylifeandinsistontheirmarriagewhentheymetsomedifficulties.However,moneylaysimportantfoundationforthemarriage.Withenoughmoney,acouplecouldleadapeacefullife.However,whentheyrunintofinancialproblems,theyaremorelikelytoquarrelwitheachother.Whentherearetoomuchconflicts,thepossibilityofdivorcewillbeincreased.Inthisnovel,themarriageofCharlotteandWilliammightrunintoproblemwhentherearefinancialproblemswiththefamilysincetheirmarriageisbasedonmoneyonly.AsforthemarriageofJaneandBingley,itcouldprovetheimportanceofbothloveandmoney.IfBingleycouldnotaffordthemoneyrequiredbyMrs.Bennet,itwillbedifficultforthemtogetmarried.Inshort,thisnovelcouldhelpreaderstohaveabetterunderstandingofthemarriageandthespecialvalueofthepeopleinthe19thcentury.
Inshort,thisnovelcouldprovideimportantenlightenmentforreadersaboutmarriageandlove:atfirst,itisnecessarytoconcernmoreaboutmentality,insteadofphysicalappearance.Secondly,peopleshouldcaremoreaboutlove,insteadofmoneywhentheychoosewhomtheyshouldgetmarriedwith.Thirdly,itisnecessarytochoosetheonethatpeoplelovetogetmarriedwith,insteadoftheonewithagreatfortune.Fourthly,happymarriageisasimportantasloveandmoney.
Conclusion
Inthisthesis,theconceptofmarriageandloveofthecharactersinthenovelPrideandPrejudicewasdescribedindetailsinthisthesis.Inordertomakesurethattheinformationaboutsuchconceptcouldbepresentedconciselyandlogically,thisthesisisdesignedasfollowed:atfirst,thenovelPrideandPrejudicewasintroducedindetailsfromtheplotandtheaestheticvalue.Afterwards,theconceptofloveandmarriageofthemajorcharactersinthisnovel,includingtheconceptofCharlotteandCollins,theconceptofLydiaandWilliams,theconceptofJaneandBingley,theconceptofElizabethandDarcy.Thenthereasonsfortheformationofsuchconceptareintroduced,includingtheinfluenceofthetimeandsociety,aswellastheinfluenceofJaneAustin’spersonalexperience.Atlast,theenlightenmentprovidedbythisnovelareintroduced,includingtheimportanceofpersonality,thesignificanceoflove,therulesthatloveisthepreconditionofmarriageandthatthehappymarriageequalstoloveandmoney.
Theaboveanalysiscouldleadtothefollowingconclusion:atfirst,theauthor’sconceptofloveandmarriageisreflectedthroughtheconceptofthemajorcharactersinthisnovelsothatsuchaconceptcouldbereflectedfromtheconceptofthecharacterssothattheanalysisofsuchconceptcouldbemorevivid.Secondly,theconceptofloveandmarriageiscloselyrelatedwiththesocialbackgroundoftheauthorsothattheanalysisofthereasonsfortheformationofsuchconceptcouldhelpreaderstohaveadeeperunderstandingofthe20thcenturyandthecontentofthisnovel.
Thisthesiscouldhelpreaderstohaveabetterunderstandingofthisnovelandtheessenceofmarriage.Atfirst,thisresearchcouldhelpreaderstohaveabetterunderstandingofthecharactersinthisnovelaftertheygainmoreknowledgeabouttheconceptofthecharacters.Secondly,thisthesiscouldhelpreaderstogainsomeusefulinformationaboutthesocialbackgroundofthisnovelbecausethesociallifeofthecharactersisanalyzedinthisthesissoastoprovetheconceptofthecharacters.Thirdly,thisthesiscouldhelpreaderstounderstandtheaestheticvalueofthisresearchbecausethemethodsbywhichtheauthorpresentedherconceptwereanalyzedinthisthesis.
However,duetothelimitoftime,onlytheconceptofloveandmarriageofthecharactersinthisnovelisintroducedinthisthesisandotherthoughtsoftheauthorhasnotbeentakenintotheconsideration.Therefore,itisplausibletomakemoreresearchesaboutthevalueandfeminismofJaneAustininthefuture.