MarryMoneyorMarrytheOneYouLove孙屹上海中学高二（5）班
阅读书目：傲慢与偏见PrideandPrejudice（书虫·牛津英汉双语读物）ManypeoplesimplyregardPrideandPrejudiceasalovestory，butinmyopinion，thisbookisanillustrationofthesocietyatthattime。Sheperfectlyreflectedtherelationbetweenmoneyandmarriageathertimeandgavethepeopleinherworksvividcharacters。Thecharactershavetheirownpersonalities。Mrs。Bennetisawomanwhomakesgreateffortstomarryoffherdaughters。Mr。Bingleyisafriendlyyoungman，buthisfriend，Mr。Darcy，isaveryproudmanwhoseemstoalwaysfeelsuperior。EventhefivedaughtersinBennetfamilyareverydifferent。Janeissimple，innocentandneverspeaksevilofothers。Elizabethisaclevergirlwhoalwayshasherownopinion。Marylikesreadingclassicbooks。(Actuallysheisapedant。)Kittydoesn’thaveherownopinionbutlikestofollowhersister，Lydia。Lydiaisagirlwhofollowsexoticthings，handsomeman，andissomehowalittleprofligate。WhenIreadthebook，Icanalwaysfindthesamepersonalitiesinthesocietynow。ThatiswhyIthinkthisbookisindeedtherepresentativeofthesocietyinBritaininthe18thcentury。ThefamilyofgentlemaninthecountrysideisJaneAusten’sfavouritetopic。Butthislittletopiccanreflectbigproblems。ItconcludesthestratumsituationandeconomicrelationshipsinBritaininhercentury。Youcanfindthesefromtheverybeginningofthisbook。Thefirstsentenceinthisbookisimpressive。Itreads:“Itisatruthwellknowntoalltheworldthatanunmarriedmaninpossessionofalargefortunemustbeinneedofawife”。Theundertoneisveryclear:thefoundationofthemarriageatthattimeisnotemotionbutpossession。PeoplealwaysthinkthatAustenwasanexpertattellinglovestories。Infact，themarriageinherbookisnottheresultoflove，buttheresultofeconomicneeds。Afterreadingthisbook，Iknowthetruthisthatapoorwomanmustbeinneedofahusband，awealthyman。Icouldn’tforgethoweagerMrs。Bennetwantstomarryoffherdaughters。Ifyouwanttoknowwhysheissocrazyaboutthesethings，ImustmentionthesituationinBritainatthattime。Onlytheeldestsonhadtheprivilegeofinheritinghisfather’spossessions。Youngersonsanddaughterswhoareusedtoluxuriousliveshavenochoicebutmarryamanorwomaninpossessionofalargefortunetocontinuetheircomfortablelives。Thus，wecanseethatgettingmarriedisawaytobecomewealthier，particularlyforwomenwithoutmanypossessions。JaneAustentoldusthatmoneyandpossessiondeterminedeverything，includingmarriageandloveinhercentury。In“PrideandPrejudice”，thesisterofMr。BingleyBlyopposedhisplanofmarryingJanebecausetheBennetsdon’thavemanypossessionsandtheirsocialpositionsaremuchlowerthanthem。Fromthis，wecanseetherearealotofobstaclesforanotveryrichwomantomarryawealthyhusband。Thesociety，therelativeswouldnotallowthemtogetmarried。Inmodernsociety，althoughthemarriagesofeconomicneedshavedecreasedrapidly，theconceptof“moneydetermineseverything”isstillrootedinsomepeople’smind。Alotofparentstryhardtointerferetheirchildren’smarriages。Educationbackground，possessions，jobsremainsthemainreasonthatmayinfluenceone’smarriage。Marryformoneyisstillabigprobleminoursociety。Wecan’thelpthinking:canmoneydetermineeverything?Austenleftthisproblemforustothink。ThegeniusofJaneAustenliesinthisperfectsimplicity，thesimplicitythatreflectsbigproblems。AlthoughAustenwasonly21whenshewrote“PrideandPrejudice”，hersharpobservationofsociallivesmakesthestyleofthisbooksurprisinglymatureandlively。Theplotsinherworksarealwaysverynatural。Thedevelopmentoftheplotisasinevitableasaprobleminmathematics。IthinkthedepthofPrideandPrejudiceisthereasonthatmakesthisbookprominentandclassic。Today，herbookstillcanbetheguidetellingustheeconomicrelationshipsbothathertimeandinmoderntime。