Jane Austen pictures a daily life of simple country society in
"Pride and Prejudice", different from the content of current sentimental fiction and the style of writting of that time, reflecting concervative and occlusive country life from 18th to 19th century vividly. Using simple story to tell the complicative and realitic things is one feature of this book. Another is her novel shows a wealth of humor,wit and delicate satire by using her advisedly selective words. And these are the one reason why people love this book. Second, since Jane is capable of figuring typical character in daily trivial life and her characters are like real living persons, with fault and virtues mixed as they are in real life, people reading the
novel as if reading their life. Third, Jane has created a
character Elizabeth Bennetn who bravely persuits independent personality and equal rights, running counter to the popular thought of momey-based marriage and the subtle discrimination, all these evoke people"s emotion which is hidden at the bottom of their heart,especially women. At that time, women were always tough to be slave to the momey-based marriage, without any ideas about their marriage, such as Mrs Bennet, who thinks momey is god and busies finding the rich man to become her son-in-law. In "Pride and Prejudice", the author is not
only open women"s eyes to see through the world and their sitiation, but also set an example of true love to tell women should stand up to after their future. Willion collins intends to marry and he dicides to choose Elizabeth as a way of making amends for inheriting the family"s estate. As a wise lady, Elizabeth rejects his proposal as the way to reject the momey-based marriage. After many twists and turns, she finds out her true lover--Mr Darcy and has a happy ending. Maybe the author"s advanced thought is the very thought of the female readers who have dreams of their love but not dare to say, it"s the
revolutionary ideas that attract the people to read this book again
and again.
