Abstract

Jane Austen is a famous novelist in Britain. She witnesses the development of the Romanism and Realism. Her six books are successful which have been translated into different languages and issued around the world. In the time when the Romanism and Gothic novels were prevailing, Austen persisted in her own style, and she was good at observing the surrounding and the world in unique female perspective.

This paper is based on the character, Mr. Collins, in Pride and Prejudice to research Austen’s tendency of feminism. The first part introduces Austen’s life experience and her works; the second part introduces other people’s researches on Austen and her tendency of feminism; the third part researches the development of feminism and feminist literature theory. The fourth part analyzes Mr. Collins’ attitude to social status, property, marriage and his different roles in the family. The conclusion is that Mr. Collins’ patriarchal notion is rooted. Austen discloses the unfairness to women in the patriarchal society by exposing Mr. Collins’ characteristics, which shows Austen’s tendency of feminism.

Key words: Jane Austen, feminism, Mr. Collins, patriarchal society, Pride and Prejudice
 
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简•奥斯丁是英国著名的小说家。她见证了浪漫主义和现实主义的发展。她的六部小说都获得了很大成功，被翻译成多国语言，受到普遍欢迎。在浪漫主义和哥特式小说流行的年代，奥斯丁坚持自己的风格，用女性特有的视角来观察周围和世界。
本文以《傲慢与偏见》中的柯林斯先生为切入点，来探讨简•奥斯丁的女性主义倾向。首先介绍了奥斯丁的生平以及她的作品，前人对她本人以及女性主义倾向的研究。第三部分简要介绍了女性主义以及女性主义文学理论的发展。第四部分分析柯林斯先生对待社会地位和财富的态度、对婚姻的态度以及他在家庭中的不同角色，得出柯林斯先生身上根深蒂固的男权社会的烙印。奥斯丁对柯林斯的揭露是对男权社会对女性不公的揭露，体现了奥斯丁的女性主义倾向。


关键词：简•奥斯丁，女性主义，柯林斯先生，男权社会，《傲慢与偏见》