英语读后感：《傲慢与偏见》

　　高中英语读后感：《傲慢与偏见》

　　Many people simply regard Pride and Prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. She perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters. The characters have their own personalities. Mrs. Bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. Mr. Bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, Mr. Darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. Even the five daughters in Bennet family are very different. Jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. Elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. Mary likes reading classic books. (Actually she is a pedant.) Kitty doesn’t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, Lydia. Lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. When I read the book, I can always find the same personalities in the society now. That is why I think this book is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the 18th century.

　　The family of gentleman in the countryside is Jane Austen’s favourite topic. But this little topic can reflect big problems. It concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in Britain in her century. You can find these from the very beginning of this book.

　　The first sentence in this book is impressive. It reads: “It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in possession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”. The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.

　　People always think that Austen was an expert at telling love stories. In fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs. After reading this book, I know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.

　　I couldn’t forget how eager Mrs. Bennet wants to marry off her daughters. If you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, I must mention the situation in Britain at that time. Only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father’s possessions. Younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives. Thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions. Jane Austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.

　　In “Pride and Prejudice”, the sister of Mr. Bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying Jane because the Bennets don’t have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them. From this, we can see there are a lot of obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. The society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.

　　In modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people’s mind. A lot of parents try hard to interfere their children’s marriages. Education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one’s marriage. Marry for money is still a big problem in our society. We can’t help thinking: can money determine everything?

　　Austen left this problem for us to think. The genius of Jane Austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. Although Austen was only 21 when she wrote “Pride and Prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. The plots in her works are always very natural. The development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics. I think the depth of Pride and Prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. Today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.　​

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　　很多人只是把傲慢和偏见看成是一个爱情故事，但在我看来，这本书是当时社会的一个例证。她完美地反映了当时金钱与婚姻的关系，并赋予了她作品中人物的生动形象。人物有自己的个性。Bennet夫人是一个努力与女儿结婚的女人。宾利先生是一个友好的年轻人，但他的朋友，达西先生，是一个非常骄傲的人，似乎总是觉得优越。连Bennet家的五个女儿都很不一样。简单纯，天真，从不说别人的恶。伊丽莎白是个聪明的女孩，总是有自己的见解。玛丽喜欢阅读经典书籍。(其实她是一个书呆子。)凯蒂没有自己的意见，而是喜欢跟她的妹妹，丽迪雅。丽迪雅是一个女孩，跟随异国的东西，英俊男子，并不知何故有点挥霍。当我读这本书时，我总能在社会上找到相同的人格。这就是为什么我认为这本书确实是第十八世纪英国社会的代表。

　　农村绅士家庭是简奥斯丁最喜欢的话题。但这个小话题能反映大问题。总结了19世纪英国的地层状况和经济关系。你可以从这本书的开头找到这些。

　　这本书的第一句话令人印象深刻。它写道：“这是一个众所周知的事实，一个未婚男子拥有大量财富必须有一个妻子”。低音是非常明确的：当时的婚姻的基础不是感情而是占有。

　　人们总是认为奥斯丁是讲爱情故事的能手。事实上，她书中的婚姻不是爱情的结果，而是经济需要的结果。读完这本书，我知道一个贫穷的女人一定需要一个丈夫，一个有钱人。

　　我无法忘记Bennet太太多么渴望娶女儿为妻。如果你想知道她为什么对这些事情如此着迷，那我必须提到当时英国的情况。只有大儿子有继承父亲财产的特权。年轻的儿子和女儿谁习惯了奢侈的生活，除了嫁给一个男人或女人拥有大量的财富，继续他们舒适的生活。因此，我们可以看到，结婚是一种致富的方式，特别是对于没有很多财产的女人。简奥斯丁告诉我们，金钱和占有决定了一切，包括她的世纪里的婚姻和爱情。

　　在《傲慢与偏见》，宾利先生的姐姐强烈反对他和简结婚的`计划因为bennets没有太多的财产和社会地位比他们低得多。由此我们可以看出，对于一个不太富有的女人嫁给一个有钱的丈夫有很多障碍。社会上，亲戚们都不允许他们结婚。

　　在现代社会中，尽管经济需求的婚姻迅速下降，“金钱决定一切”的概念仍然植根于一些人的头脑。很多父母努力干涉孩子的婚姻。教育背景、财产、工作仍是影响婚姻的主要原因。为钱结婚仍然是我们社会中的一个大问题。我们不禁思考：金钱能决定一切吗?

　　奥斯丁离开这个问题让我们思考。简奥斯丁的天才在于这种完美的简单，反映了大问题的简单性。虽然奥斯丁在《傲慢与偏见》中只有21岁，但她对社会生活的敏锐观察使这本书的风格出奇地成熟和生动。她作品中的情节总是很自然的。情节的发展与数学中的问题一样不可避免。我认为傲慢和偏见的深度是使这本书突出和经典的原因。今天，她的书仍然可以指导我们的经济关系，在她的时间和现代时间。