PrideandPrejudiceistheworkofJaneAusten,aBritishwomanwriter.Thescopeofthisworkisonlythreeorfourfamiliesinavillage,withElizabethasthemaincharacter.Themainplotisnothingmorethanthechataboutmarriageandpropertyinthefrontofthefireplaceandinthemeetingofrelativesandfriends,thebeechaseandbutterflychaseinthemarket,church,dance,banquetandotheroccasions,andthelovetalk.
ThearroganceofDarcyandtheprejudiceoftheheroineallhaveobviousclassattribute.Theirfrustrationsinlovearenotduetotheiraccidentalmisunderstanding,butbecausethereisaninevitablegapbetweenthetwosidesindifferentclassstatus.Elizabeth,asamiddle-classcommongirl,onlybyvirtueofthecharmofherpersonalityandherexcellentquality,wonthefameandfortuneofthenobleyoungmaster,andfinallybecameagoodcouplewithher.ThisisanothercopyofCinderellasstory.
Thesameistrueinlife.Onlybyputtingdownthearrogantattitude,throwingawaytheprejudicedvision,treatingwithempathy,andunderstandingeachotherthroughcommunication,canweknoweachother.LikeMr.Darcyinthebook,althoughtheappearancegivestheimpressionofarrogance,arroganceandsuperciliousness.Buttheheartiskindandsincereandwillingtoletgo,itsattitudeofnotstubbornisreallyappreciated.
Ifwetalkaboutworldliterature,theremustbethenameofprideandprejudice,becausethisbookreflectsthesocialvaluesandcustomsofthewholecountrywiththesocialfeelingsofatown,whichisagreatwork.
AfterIborrowedthisbookfromthelibrary,Icouldnthelpbutstarttoreadit.ThenovelisaboutasmalltowninEngland.Elizabethsmotherhasbeenworryingaboutherdaughtersmarriage.Shewantshertomarryarichmanandlivealifeintheupperclassinthefuture.Thestorybeginshere.Becauseofthedifferentclassesandconcepts,thisloveisverytortuousHowever,theendingofthestoryissatisfactory.
Readthisbook:Idespiseenisabersmotherverymuch.Sheissosnobbishandmoneyworship.Humanhappinessandmarriagearenotmainlydeterminedbymoney,butmustbebasedonemotion.Inaddition,Ithinktheauthorsliteraryachievementsareveryhigh.UsingasmalltowntoepitomizethewholeBritainisaverygoodwritingskillandability.
PeoplealwaysthinkthatAustenwasanexpertattellinglovestories.Infact,themarriageinherbookisnottheresultoflove,buttheresultofeconomicneeds.Afterreadingthisbook,Iknowthetruthisthatapoorwomanmustbeinneedofahusband,awealthyman.
Icouldn’tforgethoweagerMrs.Bennetwantstomarryoffherdaughters.Ifyouwanttoknowwhysheissocrazyaboutthesethings,ImustmentionthesituationinBritainatthattime.Onlytheeldestsonhadtheprivilegeofinheritinghisfather’spossessions.Youngersonsanddaughterswhoareusedtoluxuriousliveshavenochoicebutmarryamanorwomaninpossessionofalargefortunetocontinuetheircomfortablelives.Thus,wecanseethatgettingmarriedisawaytobecomewealthier,particularlyforwomenwithoutmanypossessions.JaneAustentoldusthatmoneyandpossessiondeterminedeverything,includingmarriageandloveinhercentury.
Oneday,Ireadabookcalledprideandprejudice.
TheauthorofthisbookisAustin.Shecomesfromapastorsfamily.ShelivesinthecountrysideofEnglandmostofherlife,sosheknowsthelocalcustomsverywell.Mostofherworksarefromthelivessheisfamiliarwith.
PrideandPrejudiceismainlyaboutthelovestorybetweenDarcyandElizabeth.ElizabethisBennettsseconddaughter,theheroineofthebook.Sheisintelligent,beautiful,intelligent,andeagerfortruelove.BecauseoftheprejudiceagainstDarcy,sheeasilyrefusedDarcysproposal,whichledtomanytwistsandturnsintheirrelationship.Atlastshegotridofprejudice.
Darcyisayoungmanwithrichfamilyandnobletitle.Hewasnobleinappearance,flexibleinmindandkindinheart,andhewasverykindeventohisenemy,Weiken.However,heisconsideredarrogantbecauseofhisbadassociationwithstrangers.AfteracceptingElizabethscriticismmodestly,hewonElizabethslove.
Thisletmeknowthatapersoncantbearrogantbecauseofhisfamilyswealth,andhecantguessothersatwillandbeprejudicedagainstothers.