傲慢与偏见 英文读后感

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篇1：傲慢与偏见 英文读后感

《傲慢与偏见》英文读后感

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.傲慢与偏见英文读后感

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.(读后感

)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?

篇2：傲慢与偏见 英文读后感

proposal.But, at the end of the story, Darcy and Bingley conquer the prejudice of social

hierarchy and find the true love.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.But I can’t help asking: if the rich

篇3：傲慢与偏见 英文读后感

Stylistics has been undertaken in western for more than two thousand years.Crystal defined it in 1980 as“studies the features of situationally distinctive uses (varieties) of language, and tries to establish principles capable of accounting for the particular choices made by individual or social groups in their use of language.”In other words, it intends to analyze the style of spoken or written language.

Austen's Pride and Prejudice focuses on love matters and marriage of three Bennet sisters.Characters in the novel have distinctive features such as snobbish Mrs.Bennet, caprice Mr.Bennet, and arrogant Mr.Darcy.The vivid description in her novel was quite different from novels at that time and this made this novel popular through centuries.In this paper, the dialogues in the novel would be analyzed with stylistic approaches both at lexical level and syntactic level.

2 Stylistic Analysis on the Dialogues of Pride and Prejudice

Dialogues in Austen’s Pride and Prejudice are very important to display the characteristics of the roles.In this chapter, approaches both in lexical level and syntactic level would be employed to analyze certain dialogues.

2.1 Stylistic analysis at lexical level

The way to choose the words and to arrange them can make great difference.In this section, Austen’s choice of noun phrases would be analyzed.

2.1.1 Appellation

Appellation is used to address somebody and shows the relation between the addresser and addressee.What is funny in the dialogues of this novel is the appellation when the wife addresses her husband.In Chapter 1, volume 1 of the novel, the first conversation is like this:

“My dear Mr.Bennet, ”said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”

Mr.Bennet replied that he had not.

“But it is, ”returned she;“for Mrs.Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.”

Mr.Bennet made no answer.

“Do not you want to know who has taken it?”cried his wife impatiently.

“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”This was invitation enough.

“Why, my dear, you must know, ...”

In this short passage excerpted from the beginning of the story, two different kinds of appellation were used.They are:My dear Mr.Bennet and my dear.The first appellation the wife employed is“My dear Mr.Bennet”rather than“Mr.Bennet”or“my dear”.The ironic and humorous tone can be felt just through this appellation.There is an awkward feeling when the wife addresses her husband like that, not too intimate or too indifferent.

After finish reading Chapter one, Volume 1, there is 1“Mr.Bennet”, 2“my dear Mr.Bennet”and 4“my dear”.Those titles vary along with the emotional changes of Mrs.Bennet.One of the“My dear Mr.Bennet”appears at the beginning of the conversation and the other appears when Mrs Bennet is slightly unhappy.4“My dear”all appear when Mrs.Bennet is in a good mood and 1“Mr.Bennet”appears when the lady is angry.From the variation of titles, readers can clearly feel the mood of the wife and easily picture the scene which was described by Austen.

2.1.2 Pronouns

In a conversation, pronouns, especially the first-person singular and second-person, are most frequently used.To analyze the choice of the pronouns can identify specific stylistic effect, for example, if the speaker always emphasizes“I”, he may be an egocentric person.A dialogue between Mrs.Bennet and her friend lady Lucas in Chapter 5, volume 1 shows the frequent usage of“I”.Here is the selection:

“Oh!—you mean Jane, I suppose—because he danced with her twice.To be sure that did seem as if he admired her—indeed I rather believe he did—I heard something about it—but I hardly know what—something about Robinson.”

Pronouns above are:you, I, he, he, I, I, I.“I”is in a heavy proportion.As the common practice, one should come to the conclusion that Mrs.Bennet is an arrogant woman, while, for anyone who has ever read this novel would know that this lady is far from that.Then why she uses so may“I”?Mrs.Bennet is the kind of woman who crazily wants her daughters to get married.She is shallow and vainglorious.Therefore, when a rich man danced with her daughter twice which has not been experienced by any other girl in that night, she must be very happy and proud.In this case, she is not egocentric but kind of excited and so eager to express her own idea.In a word, this short sentence vividly shows the eagerness of Mrs.Bennet.

2.2 Stylistic analysis at syntactic level

In this section, attempts will be made to examine the stylistic effect of certain syntax on two aspects.Let us now come to the first one:sentence length.

2.2.1 Sentence length

How to understand the characters in a fiction?Except viewing the description of the writer, measuring the sentence length when different roles are having a conversation is an important way.Here is an example:

“Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs.Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England;that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr.Morris immediately;that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week.”

“What is his name?”

“Bingley.”

“Is he married or single?”

“Oh!single, my dear, to be sure!A single man of large fortune;four or five thousand a year.What a fine thing for our girls!”

“How so?how can it affect them?”

“My dear Mr.Bennet, ”replied his wife, “how can you be so tiresome!You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them.”

“Is that his design in settling here?”

“Design!nonsense, how can you talk so!But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes.”

It is a conversation between Mr.and Mrs.Bennet.In total, Mr.Bennet says 23 words while his lady says 165 words.This quantified result shows that Mr.Bennet is reserved while his wife is talkative.It seems that Mrs.Bennet is in a dominant place as she is talkative and constantly urges her husband to do what she wants him to do.However, the truth is just the other way around.What Mr.Bennet says is just the trigger for his wife to continue.

Austen employs long and short sentences to obtain many effects—not only gave main information to push forward the development, but also vividly shaped the roles and let readers feel her ironic and humorous tone.

2.2.1 Sentence structure:clause complex

The structure of a sentence sometimes can be disrupted to achieve certain stylistic effects.Clause complex is one kind of disrupted structure.View following selection from Chapter 5, Volume1:

“Oh!—you mean Jane, I suppose—because he danced with her twice.To be sure that did seem as if he admired her—indeed I rather believe he did—I heard something about it—but I hardly know what—something about Robinson.”

Almost all the clauses are complex sentences, 8 out of 10.Austen uses dash to link them and a special stylistic effect was created.As mentioned before, these two women are friends.And after her daughter caught the attention of Mr.Bingley, Mrs.Bennet is very happy and proud.Therefore, when a friend appears, she becomes excited.This incomplete sentence structure mimics excited tone and quick speaking speed of Mrs.Bennet.Besides, the arrangement of the sentence is not logical and this just corresponds with the specific status of Mrs.Bennet.Through arranging sentences like this, Austen successfully formed a picture that two female friend sit down and talk about things that they concerns most.

3 Conclusion

This paper analyzes dialogues of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice with stylistic approaches.The analysis was done at two levels:the lexical level and syntactic level.

At the lexical level, a conversation between the couple was selected to analyze the choice of appellation.It shows that their relation is not so intimate or so indifferent.They are at a subtle balance.As for the analysis focused on pronouns, the heavy portion of“I”reflects the eagerness of Mrs.Bennet.

At the syntactic level, analysis mainly focuses on sentence length and structure.In the first aspect, it is Mr.Bennet who leading the conversation.For sentence structure, disrupted sentences show the intimate relations between these two friends.

The linguistic analysis has come to a conclusion that Austen’s profound insight, vivid description, exquisite writing technique and humorous and ironic tone make her novel a success.

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篇4：傲慢与偏见读后感英文

Reflection of Pride and Prejudice

I’ve read it during this semester.This book, written by Jane Austen, is published by China International Broadcasting Publishing House in 2010 and has 475 pages.Jane Austen is an English famous writer.Her compositions focus on country females’ marriage and their life.She describes her apperceive to the world with her own special perspective and humor words.Although Austen was only 21 when she wrote this novel, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively.The main idea is: Mr.Bennet has five daughters.With the daughters’ grow older, finding husbands for their daughters become Mrs.Bennet’s priority thing.Their family belongs to middle class.Mrs.Bennet is a very vulgar and power person.Their neighbor Charles Bingley is a single man who possesses lots of property.And Mrs.Bennet urges her husband to visit Bingley.In her mind, she has listed him as a son-in-law.At a ball, Mrs.Bennet tries her best to introduce her daughters to rich person actively.Bingley’s friend called Fitzwilliam Darcy, an imposing, wealthy, noble and dignified man.He becomes a focus for many beautiful girls.Mrs.Bennet’s is very eager to introduce her daughters to middle and upper class people.Her behaviors are very comical，and she is like a clown for Mr.Darcy.He feels very disgust with Mrs.Bennet’s behaviors and also looks down upon her.But these girls find Darcy’s shortcomings soon.He takes up with Elisabeth;she is Mrs.Bennet’s second daughter.Because of many complex misunderstands they missed each other.Then, Elisabeth receives a letter from Darcy and they overcome their prejudices to each other.At last they fall in love and Elisabeth’s sisters also find their true love.And the novel ends in a happy atmosphere.In the eighteenth century, the British Empire is in the peak period.But the British social’s influence spread the whole country.For example, people’s views about snobbishness, vanity and ideas on marriage.The condition of marriage is the man should have a good social position and the woman should have good dowry.So their combination is happy to their family.Everythingis based on money and social position during that time.In my opinion, it looks like marriage is a combination of money.But marital relationship is based on respect and affection but not money.The author opposes marry for money and emphasizes importance of marriage.Austen uses irony art permeates the whole novel and throughout the development of plot.On the other hand, the language description and the figures’ psychological activity are very

picturesque.“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” The author uses humorous satire exaggerating technique, reflects Mrs.Bennet’s false and deceit.In one word, this book is an illustration of the society at that time.In this novel, the whole structure is very precise, the figures’ characteristic are distinct and full of their own features.It shows this novel’s unique charming.On the other hand, it reflects the author’s artistic and ideological content.So it is worth reading.本文版权归曼界森英书下载网及英文小说网共同所有

篇5：《傲慢与偏见》英文读后感

《傲慢与偏见》英文读后感

Then man treat great event in ones life with punishing, Demonstrate different attitudes to the love question of the marriage of young girl of the family origin of middle class of villages and towns, Thus reflected authors oneselfs marriage view: It is wrong to get married for the property, money and position; Get married and does not consider that above-mentioned factors are unwise too . So, she objects to getting married for money , objecting to regarding the marriage as a trifling matter . She emphasizes the importance of the ideal marriage , and regard men and womens emotion as the foundation stone which concludes the ideal marriage . The woman protagonist in the book Elizabeth comes from the little landlords family, reaches the west to have deep love for for the rich and powerful people sons and younger brothers. Reach the disparity of ignoring family status and wealth of the west, propose to her, but is refused. Elizabeths misunderstanding and prejudice to him are a reason, but a main one is the arrogance that she dislikes him. Reach the thes of the west in fact status the reflections of difference, exist this kind arrogant, Not having common thoughts and feelings between he and Elizabeth, the marriage that can not have lofty ideals . Elizabeth watches conducting oneself in society and a series of behavior of reaching the west personally afterwards, See he change the proud conceited expressions of passing by, dispel misunderstanding and prejudice to him, Thus concluded the happy marriage with him. 《傲慢与偏见》英文读后感