英语论文AnalysisofMarianneschangingviewofloveWord格式.docx
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ElinorisrationalwhileMarianneisemotional.Withthedevelopmentofthestory,Marianne’sattitudeischangingfromsensibilitytosense.Underthecontemporarysocialcondition,thisrationalviewoflovehasitsparticularmeaning.Ideology,class,moneyaswellasotherpeople’shelpareimportantfactorsusedtoexplainherview.Atthesametime,thischangingviewhasitsinfluencetothepeopleandthesociety.
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viewoflove;
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从情感到理智
----解析玛丽安变化的爱情观
摘要:
简奥斯丁是英国文学史上一位著名的女作家,其著作对后世影响深远。
是其中较为著名的一篇。
本文主要通过分析两姐妹玛丽安与埃丽诺对待爱情的态度:
姐姐较为理智,而妹妹则较为情感。
随着故事的发展,妹妹的态度发生变化,由情感转为理智。
在当时的社会条件下,这种理性的爱情观有其特殊的历史内涵。
思想意识,阶级,金钱以及他人的帮助,都有助于解释她的态度为何发生变化。
同时,这种变化对人及社会都重要的影响。
关键词:
情感;
理智;
爱情观;
变化
1.0Introduction
1.1TheintroductionofJaneAusten
JaneAustenisagreatfemalewriterinthehistoryofEnglishliterature.SheisamongthefirstEnglishwomentobreakthemalemonopolyofnovelwriting.Herbrilliantlywitty,elegantlystructuredsatiricalnovelsvividlydescribedthelifeofthecommonpeopleinthecountryside.Hermainlyliteraryconcernisabouthumanbeingsintheirsocialrelationships.Hernovelsrevealinasubtledeterminedmanner,thebeautyofwomen,andtheirlongingforfreedominthemarriagelife.Thereare6greatwoksinherlifesuchasSenseandSensibility,PrideandPrejudice,MansfieldPark,Emma,NorthangerAbbey,Persuation.
JaneAustencanmatchwithShakespeareandDickensinthehistoryofliteraturebyherfamousnovels.H.W.Wollber,afamousEnglishscholar,hasagreatremark:
“Inthisworld,itisacomedytounderstandbyreason,whileatragedybyemotion”.JaneAustenwritesmanyfamouscomediesbyherreason.JustasGeorgeHenryLewespointedthatthequintessenceofAusten’
sartisseriousness.Austen’scomediescanhelppeopletorealizetheirmistakesorshortcomings.
Austen’snovelsaremainlyconcernedwithyoungwomen’ssocialgrowthandself-discovery.Nearlyallofthemexploreaconsistentthemethatmaturityisachievedthroughthelossoftheillusions.Faultsofcharacterdisplayedbythepeopleofhernovelsarecorrected,when,throughvarioustrialsandmisunderstandings,lessonsarelearned.
1.2ThegeneralknowledgeofSenseandSensibility.
Amongherworks,I’dliketoanalyzeSenseandSensibility.Thiswork,whichAustenwriteswithherusualirony,humourandprofoundsensitivity,turnsuponthetensionbetweendesireanddiscretioninawomen’ssocietyinEnglandinthe18thcentury.Giventhesocialandfinancialsystemwhichissosystematicallyheartlessinitstreatmentofwomen,andinwhichmarriagemustseemfirstofallimportantasasteptowardsmaterialprosperityoritsreverse,thequestionwhetherayoungwomanhassenseorsensibilityitselfbecomestouchedwithirony.
TheDashwoodfamilyholdscenterstageinthenovel.MrsDashwoodandherthreedaughters,forcedbytheavariciousdaughter-in-law,havetoleaveSussexandmovetoDever.ForthesensibledaughterElinor,themoveisapainfulseparationfromthemanheloves.However,hersisterMariannefindsinthenewplacetheromancewhichsheloves.Elinorisawomanofgoodsense,whileMarianneisthecreatureofsensibility.Whentheyfindthemantheylovehaveotherlovers,onecontrolsheremotion,andtheotherletsheremotioncontrolsheractions.
2.0Thetwosisters’viewoflove.
2.1Elinor’sattitudeoflove.
Elinor,theoldersister,whoseadviceissoeffectual,possessesastrengthofunderstanding,andcoolnessofjudgement,whichqualifiedher,thoughonly19,tobethecounsellorofhermother,andenableherfrequentlytocounteract,totheadvantageofthethemall,thateagernessofmindinMrsDashwoodwhichmustgenerallyhaveleadtoimprudence.Shehasagentledispositionandastrongfeeling.Withthesoberjudgementandspecialview,sheknowshowtocontrolherfeelings.“Itwasaknowledgewhichhermotherhadyettolearn;
andwhichoneofhersistershadresolvednevertobetaught”.Sheisgoodatdealingwiththehouseworkandrelationshipswithotherpeople.Whensheknowsthatherlover,Edward,isbetrothed,wecan’tfindthereisanythingwrongwithher.“Whensheisinjured,shecantryherbesttocontrolherfeelingsinordertolethermotherandhersisternotknowthetruth.
Elinorhas‘anexcellentheart’,andstrongfeelingsaswellasprudence.Theopposingvaluesofromanceandpracticalrealismaredebatedaseachsistertakesissuewiththeconductandthe‘doctrine’oftheother.Elinorismorecircumspectmoreawareofhowtheselfinteractswithothers.Inherview,conventionsarenecessaryandevenuseful.PrudentElinorpainfullyhearsoutLucySteele’sstoryofEdwardFerrars’ssecretengagementtoherundercoverofthenoiseandmusicinLadyMiddleton’sdrawingroom.“Elinorforafewminutesremainedsilent.Herastonishmentatwhatherheardwasatfirsttoogreatforwords;
butatlengthforcingherselftospeakcautiously,shesaidwiththecalmnessofmanner,whichtolerantlywellconcealedhersurpriseandsolicitude”.Thenheartbrokenbytherevelationofwhatsheconstrainsherselftothinkof,conventionally,asLucy’ssecret.Shesaysnothingaboutittohermotherandsisters,whohaveassumed,withher,thatEdward’smotheristheonlyimpedimenttohermarriage:
“Itwasarelieftoher,tobesparedthecommunicationofwhatwouldgiveofEdward,whichwouldprobablyflowfromtheexcessoftheirpartialaffectionforherself,andwhichwasmorethanfeltequaltosupport.Fromtheircounsel,ortheirconversationsheknewshecouldreceivenoassistance,theirtendernessandsorrowmustaddtoherdistress,whileherself-commandwouldneitherreceiveencouragementfromtheirexamplenorfromtheirpraise.Shewasstrongeralone,andherowngoodsensesowellsupportedher,thatherfirmnesswasasunshaken,herappearanceofcheerfulnessasinvariable,aswithregretsopoignantandsofresh,itwaspossibleforthemtobe”.
AsLucy‘confess’soastosteerElinorawayfromEdward,inanefforttogethimbackandElinorseekstofindoutthehurtfultruthwhileconvincingLucyofherperfectserenityandpropriety,theyoungwomenusewhatlookslikeanintimateexchangetostrengthenthefacadesthatconcealandservetheiropposingpurpose.WhenElinormediatesasgenerouslyasshecanonthecharacterofhersister’sdeceiver,shecondemnsWilloughbyinthewordsusedhereofJohnDashwood:
“Extravaganceandvanityhadmakehimcold-heartedandselfish.”Aworldwheremenhavethosevicesisaharshoneforyoungwomen.
2.2Marianne’sattitudeoflove.
Marianne,theyoungersister,is,inmanyrespects,quiteequaltoElinor.Sheissensibleandclever;
buteagerineverything;
hersorrowsherjoys,canhavenomoderation.Sheisgenerous,amiable,interesting;
sheiseverythingbutofprudent.WhenshemeetsWilloughby,shecan’thelpfallinginlovewithhimatthefirstsight.Willoughbyisahandsomeman.Whenhecomes,manypeople,includingMariannepaysmuchattentiontohim.Mariannelikestomakefriendswiththiskindofpeoplewithcharmingappearanceandperfectpersonality.“Hisnamelybeautyandmorethancommongracefulnesswereinstantlythethemeofgeneraladmiration,andthelaughwhichhisgallantryraisedagainstMariannereceivedparticularspiritfromhisexteriorattractions.---Marianneherselfhadseenlessofhispersonthattherest,fortheconfusionswhichcrimsonedoverherface,onhisliftingherup,hadrobbedherofthepowerofregardinghimaftertheirenteringthehouse”.
MariannelovesthepoetryofCowperandScoot,andpicturesquelandscapes;
Shebelievesinfirstsightandpassionatelove,ameetingoftastesandminds;
Shetrustsherfeelingstoguideherconduct.WhensheknowsthatWilloughbywillaparther,sheisdeepinthesorrow.“‘Gotohim,Elinor,’shecried,assoonasshecouldspeak,‘andforcehimtocometome,tellhimImustseehimagain–mustspeaktohiminstantly.–Ican’trest–Ishallnothaveamoment’speacetillthisisexplained-Somedreadfulmisapprehensionorother-ohgotohimthismoment.”.LaterthesocialandpsychologicaldangersofshowingfeelingareexcruciatinglydramatizedasMarianneinsistsonclaimingintimacywithWilloughbyinacrowdedballroom.Mariannedoesn’tbelieveWilloughbywillcheather.
“MariannewouldhavethoughtherselfveryinexcusablehadshebeenabletosleepatallnightafterpartingfromWilloughby.Shewouldhavebeenashamedtolookherfamilyinthefacethenextmorning,hadshenotrisenfromherbedinmoreneedofreposethanshelaydowninit.Butthefeelingswhichmadesuchcomposureadisgrace,leftherinnodangerofincurringit.Shewasawakethewholenight,andsheweptthegreatestpartofit.Shegotupwithaheadache,wasunabletotalk,andunwillingtotakeanynourishment;
givingpaineverymomenttohermotherandsisters,andforbiddingallattemptatconsolationfromeither.Hersensibilitywaspotentenough!
”.
Inthisworld,wheresonsandloversseeminterchangeable,wherepeopleaffectbywatchingoneanother,andindividualsseemneitherintegralnorunique.MarianneDashwoodromanticallyinsistsonanidealofperfectself-fulfillmentinalovebasedonmutualfeelingandsharedtastes,andhenceontheimpossibilityofsecondattachments;
itisoneof‘her,mostfavoritemaxims’,AconversationbetweenElinorandBrandon,earlyinthenovel,raisesthenicequestionofwhethershethinksthemunimaginableorimmoral:
‘Yoursister,Iunderstand,doesnotapproveofsecondattachment.’
‘No,’repliedElinor,‘heropinionsareallromantic.’
‘Orrather,asIbelieve,sheconsidersthemimpossibletoexist.’
‘Ibelieveshedoes,Buthowshecontrivesitwithoutreflectingonthecharacterofherownfather,whohadhimselftwowives,Iknownot.’.
3.0Marianne’schangingviewofloveanditshistoricmeaning.
Atfirst,Mariannedoesn’tlikeBrandonverymuch.Shejustwantstobeaveragefriends,notclosefriends.Atthesametime,BrandonismucholderthanMarianne.Heisnotactiveorpassionate.AftercheatedbyWilloughby,Marianne’sattitudetowardslovehaschangedalot.SherealizedthatWilloughbyisjustaplayboy.Thiskindofpeoplecan’tbringherhappiness.Thiskindofpeopleischangeablebecauseofmanyfactors.LookedafterbyBrandon,MariannerealizesthatBrandonisagoodperson.Hehastheabilitytotakecareofherandbringherhappiness.Marianne’sviewoflovehaschangedfromsensibilitytosense.
ThisrationalviewofloveispointedbyJaneAusten.ItseemsthatAustenisofferingheradvicetoyounggirlsthattheyshouldneverlosetheirreasoningpowerindealingwithmen.Howtounderstandandappraisethisrationalviewoflove?
AccordingtotheprinciplesintheMarxism,weshouldputtheproblemstothespecialhistoriccategory,namely,theconcretesocialenvironment.Loveisnottheonlyaffairbetweenthemanandthewomen,anditcanreflectsomesocialfeatures.Thisviewoflovehasitsownparticularhistoricmeanings.
First,fromthiskindofview,Austenexplainsthewomen’sbadsituation,suchasthefeudalsociety’shostilityandpersecution.Inahostileenvi
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