英文名著的读后感.docx

英文名著的读后感

第一篇：英文名著的读后感范文一傲慢与偏见Thenovelopenswiththefamousline,“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortune,mustbeinwantofawife.”.andendswithtwomarriages:JaneandBingley's,aswellasDarcyandElizabeth's.Bothcouplesareassumedtolivehappilyeverafter.Elizabeth(Lizzy)Bennetisthecoreofthefamily.ElizabethisthesecondofMr.andMrs.Bennet'sfivedaughters,andisanintelligent,bold,attractivetwenty-year-oldwhenthestorybegins.Inadditiontobeingherfather'sfavourite,Elizabethischaracterizedasasensible,yetstubborn,woman.Misledbyhiscoldoutwardbehaviour,ElizabethoriginallyholdsMr.Darcyincontempt.However,shefindsthatMr.Darcyimprovesonacquaintance,moresothanshewouldexpect.FitzwilliamDarcy(commonlyknownasMr.Darcy)isthecentralmalecharacterandElizabeth'ssecondloveinterestinthenovel.Heisanintelligent,wealthy,extremelyhandsomeandreserved28-year-oldman,whooftenappearshaughtyorproudtostrangersbutpossessesanhonestandkindnatureunderneath.Initially,heconsidersElizabethhissocialinferior,unworthyofhisattention,buthefindsthat,despitehisinclinations,hecannotdenyhisfeelingsforElizabeth.HisinitialproposalofmarriageisrejectedbecauseofhisprideandElizabeth'sprejudiceagainsthim;however,attheendofthenovel,aftertheirrelationshiphasblossomed,heishappilyengagedtoalovingElizabeth.Roleofwomeninthe18thcenturyInlate-18th-centuryEngland,womenwererelegatedtosecondaryrolesinsocietywithrespecttopropertyandsocialresponsibilities.Forexample,womenwerenotpermittedtovisitnewarrivalstotheneighbourhood(suchasMr.BingleyinPrideandPrejudice)untilthemaleheadoftheirhouseholdhadfirstdoneso.Womenwereunderenormouspressuretomarryforthepurposeofsecuringtheirfinancialfuturesandmakingvaluablesocialconnectionsfortheirfamilies.Therefore,marriage,thoughromanticised,wasinmanywaysafinancialtransactionandsocialallianceratherthanamatteroflove.AlthoughJaneAustendidnotcondonelovelessmarriages(shestayedsingleallherlife),shedidapproveofmatcheshavingequalityinvariousrespects,includingwealth,socialstatus,loveandcharacter.InPridea