An Analysis of the Heroines’ Marriage Views in Emma_英语论文

摘要

《爱玛》被越来越多的人看作是简·奥斯丁最成熟最经典的作品。在这部小说中, 作者生动地描述了几对乡村青年的婚姻故事。本文通过对三庄主要婚姻的分析，探讨因身份地位，家庭环境等的不同而造成的三种不同的婚姻观。通过对本课题的研究，期望可以在婚姻中提供一种选择：爱情还是财产更重要。

关键词：《爱玛》,  婚姻观, 身份地位, 家庭环境

Contents

Abstract 1

摘要 2

Chapter One Introduction 3

Chapter Two Literature Review 4

2.1 Study on the Heroines’ Marriage View in Emma at home 4

2.2 Study on the Heroines’ Marriage View in Emma abroad 4

Chapter Three Heroines’ marriage views and the reasons 5

3.1 Emma Woodhouse’s marriage view and the reasons 5

3.1.1 The original Emma 5

3.1.2 The changing Emma 7

3.2 Harriet Smith's marriage view and the reasons 8

3.2.1 The changing Harriet 8

3.2.2 Harriet turns back to the reality 9

3.3 Jane Fairfax's marriage view and the reasons 10

Chapter Four A Comparison of the Heroines 11

Chapter Five Conclusion 12

References 13

Acknowledgement 14