《傲慢与偏见》英文读后感
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Many people simply regard Pride and Prejudice as a love story, but in myopinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. She perfectlyreflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave thepeople in her works vivid characters. The characters have their ownpersonalities. Mrs. Bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off herdaughters. Mr. Bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, Mr. Darcy, is avery proud man who seems to always feel superior. Even the five daughters inBennet family are very different. Jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evilof others. Elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. Mary likesreading classic books. （Actually she is a pedant.） Kitty doesn't have her ownopinion but likes to follow her sister, Lydia. Lydia is a girl who followsexotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. When I read thebook, I can always find the same personalities in the society now. That is why Ithink this book is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the18th century.
The family of gentleman in the countryside is Jane Austen's favouritetopic. But this little topic can reflect big problems. It concludes the stratumsituation and economic relationships in Britain in her century. You can findthese from the very beginning of this book.
The first sentence in this book is impressive. It reads: “It is a truthwell known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a largefortune must be in need of a wife”。 The undertone is very clear: the foundationof the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.
People always think that Austen was an expert at telling love stories. Infact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result ofeconomic needs. After reading this book, I know the truth is that a poor womanmust be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.
I couldn't forget how eager Mrs. Bennet wants to marry off her daughters.If you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, I must mention thesituation in Britain at that time. Only the eldest son had the privilege ofinheriting his father's possessions. Younger sons and daughters who are used toluxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a largefortune to continue their comfortable lives. Thus, we can see that gettingmarried is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without manypossessions. Jane Austen told us that money and possession determinedeverything, including marriage and love in her century.
In “Pride and Prejudice”， the sister of Mr. Bingley strongly opposed hisplan of marrying Jane because the Bennets don't have many possessions and theirsocial positions are much lower than them. From this, we can see there are a lotof obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. The society,the relatives would not allow them to get married.
In modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreasedrapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in somepeople's mind. A lot of parents try hard to interfere their children'smarriages. Education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason thatmay influence one's marriage. Marry for money is still a big problem in oursociety. We can't help thinking: can money determine everything?
Austen left this problem for us to think. The genius of Jane Austen lies inthis perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. AlthoughAusten was only 21 when she wrote “Pride and Prejudice”， her sharp observationof social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. Theplots in her works are always very natural. The development of the plot is asinevitable as a problem in mathematics. I think the depth of Pride and Prejudiceis the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. Today, her book stillcan be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and inmodern time.
