《名利场》中的女性婚姻价值观分析.docx

ContentsIntroductionI1. BriefiniroduclionofVctnityFair21.1 VanityFair31.2 W.M.Thackar)*s1.ifeandWorks42. AnalysisoftheDifferentViewpointsonMarriageandFamily-Rebecca,AmeliaandMissCrawley52.1 DifferentBackgrimnds-UnderClass.MiddleClassandtheUpperClass62.2 DiflcrcntAttitudesuponMarriageandFamily.Rcbcccavs.Ameliavs.MissCrawley73. AContrastbetweenRetxxcaandAnKIia103.1 AContrastofDiOcrentAttitudesupon1.ifebetweenRcbcccaandAmeliaIO3.2 TheContrastofTheirDifTerentFateIl3.3 ThcFailureofThcirMarriage124. Self-valueandMarriageofWomen134.1 Self-value134.2 TheRelationshipBelwevnSelf-valueandMarriageofWomen14CoiKlusion16Reference17论文独创性声明18论文运用授权声明18IntroductionVictorian(ineisanerathatBritishfeelproudofbuti(isnotinthecaseoffemalebecause(hesexualdiscriminationprevailsinthewholesociety(HuangZhenyuan.2010:190).TheStoryhappenedintheearlyI9t,'centuryinEngland.Moreover,theauthorsaidthatitwasanovelwithoutheroeshuttwofemalecharacters,RebeccaSharpandAmeliaShedly.Becky,nurturedbytheunderclass,atypicalrepresentoffemaleadventurerinthecapitalismsocietyintheI9lhcentury,hadreceivedhighereducation,whichhadresultedherpersonalitydistortedforthediscriminationsshehadgotwasfarmorethantheknowledge.ShewasVerycalculatingandhypocriiical,andusedallthemeansosurvive.Allsheaskedforwasfamewealthandherdesire.Shewasevilbutwasalmostsuccessful,astheresultofthedualeffectoferaandsociety.However,shewasfinallyreducedtothebottomofthesocietyaftershehaddivorcedwithRawdonCrawley.Whileanotherfemalecharacter,completelyContrarytoBecky.AmeIiawasaninnocentgirl.kind,gentle,pureandnoble.Bominamiddle-classfamilysheaspiredtheidealloveandtenderlylovedherfianc6.GeorgeOsborne,whowasinfactaplayboy,thoughagainsthisfather'swill,hegotmarriedwithher.Nevertheless.Amelialovedhimsomuch,whichalmostbecametheonlymeaningofherlifethatevenafterhisdeathshewasstillvcr>,loyaltohimanddevotedalottohisson.ThusshedidnotaccepttheIovcofWilliamDobbinuntilBcckytoldherthet11ththatOsbomchadalreadybetrayedher.Shewaspathetic,poorbutalsohappyforsheeventuallyhadanicehusbandandafamily.Therefore,theanalysisoftheirpersonalitiesandattitudestomarriageandIovcwillhelpustoknowtheessenceofIovcandmaiagc.therecognitionofwomen'sself-valueandtherelationshipbetweentheirself-valueandmarriage.1. BriefintroductionofVanityFairInthischapter,theauthorwillshowsomebasicbackgroundsofthenovelVanityFairandabriefintroductionofthenovelist,whichwillhelptounderstandthewholepaper.1.1 VanityFairiiiyFair:ANovelwithoutaHeroisanovelbyEnglishauthorWilliamMakepeace'Iliackeray.firstpublishedin184748.satirizingsocietyinearly19th-centuryBritain.Thestorj,beganinMissPinkertonsAcademy,whereBeckySharpand.meliaShedlyhadjustfinishedtheirstudiesandleftforAmelia'shouse.*Beckyisportrayedasastrong-willedandcunningyoungwomandeterminedtomakeherwayinsociety,and/XineliaSedleyasagood-natured,lovablethoughsimple-mindedyounggrl.',(Wikipedia,2013).tRussellSquare,RebeccawasintroducedtoAmelia'sbrotherJosephSedly.aclumsyandrichcivilSerVantfromEastIndiaCompany.Wantingtomarryhim.shetriedallthemeanstoattracthimbutfinallyfailedforthesuggestionsofGcorgcOsbomc.Amelia'sfinance.ThenRcbcccaleftScdlysfamilyandwenttoQueen'sCrawlcyforshehadbeenengagedasagovernessofSirPittCrawlcy,sdaughters.ShedidsuchanoutstandingjobatSirPitt'shousethatheproposedmarriagetoherafterthedeathofhissecondwife.However,shehadalreadysecretlygotmarriedwithhissecondson.RawdonCrawley.MissCrawley,asSirPittshalfeldersister,wasaveryrichspinsterforherheritagesfromhermother.AlthoughshedidloveheryoungernephewandRCbCCCasomuchbutshenallychangedherwillthatRawdonWaSdeprivedfromtheheiraftershegottoknowthatRcbcccahadasecretmarriagewithRawdon.Ontheotherhand,therelationshipbetweentheScdly,sandtheOsbomc,sdisintegratedaftertheoldScdlywasbank11pted.Eventheirmarriagebecameforbidden.Nevertheless,a(IhCsuggestionsofhisfriendDobbin,Georgewasultimatelyagainsthisfather'swillandmarriedAmelia.Atthattime,theNapoleonicWarshadbrokeout,GeorgeandDobbinmetBeckyandCaptainCruwlCyatBrightonbeforetheyhadbeendeployedtoBrussels.AttheballofBrussels,GeorgegaveBeckyanoteinvitinghertorunwithhim,sincehehadalreadybeenboredwihAmelia.Afterthen,George,CaptainCrawleyandDobbinhadbeensenttoWaterloo.IIowever,thesadnewswasthatCaptainCrawleysurvivedwhileGeorgeOsboniediedinthebattle.AmeliahadasonalsonamedGeorge.ShelivedinpovertywithherparentsandDObbinalwayshelpedhertoexpresshi$loveforher.SheistoomuchinlovewithGeorge'smemorytoreturnDohbirfsalTections.(Wikipedia,2013).Thus,DobbinhadbeentoIndiaforyears.Meanwhile,Beckyalsohadason.namedafterhisfather.However,notlikeAmdia.whoregardedhimasthewholeworldofhersincethedepartureofherhusband.Rebeccawassocoldtohersonthathewasveryafraidofhismother.RebeccaandRawdonseemedtobefinanciallysuccessful,butalloftheirwealthwasjustlikesmokefortheyalmostlivedoncredits.Ilieyborrowedeverj,thingbutneverpaidbills,andcheatedeveryonearound,evendressmakers.Whatisworse,atthesummitofhersuccess.Becky'specuniaryrelationshipwiththerichandpowerfulMarquisofSteyneisdiscoveredafterRawdonisarrestedfordcbt.(Wikipcdia.2013)Becky,thenhadlostbothhusbandandcredibility,waswarnedbySteynetoleaveBritain.AslittleGeorgegrewup.AmeliaknewthaloldOsbornewouldgiveGeorgeabelterfutureandagreedhimtookhersonawayfromher.ThenafterthedeathofoldOsborne,bolhAmeliaandlittleGeorgehadinheritedalargesumofmoneyfromhim.ThenAmelia.Dobbin,JosephandGeorgewentonatriptoGc1111y.wheretheyhadmetthedestituteRcbccca.ShehadfinallyshowedAmeliathenotethatGeorgehadgivenher.askinghertornawaywithher.whichhadcompletelydestroyedheridealizedimageofherhusband,andthenshesentanotetoDobbinioshowherlove.AndRebeccabenefitedalotfromJoseph'sobsessionofherafterhisdeath,andshereallygotafortune.1.2 W.M.TIackary,s1.ifeandWorksThackcray(18July1811-24December1863)wasanEnglishnovelistofthe19thcentury.Hewasfamousforhissatiricalworks,particularlynityFair,aPanoramiCportraitofEnglishsocieiy.(Wikipedia,2013).HewasbominCalcuttaIndia,wherehisfather,RichmondTliackeraywasthesecretarytotheboardofrevenueintheBritishEastIndiaCompany.However,hisfatherwasdeadwhenhewasonlyIburandhehadinheritedalargesumofmoneyfromfather.HewassentloBritainforeducationwhenhewassixandtheneniere<lIheCharterhousefiveyearslater.In1929,hegraduatedfromthereandthenwentloIheTrinityCollege,Cambridge.HewasnotinterestedineeducationalthatlimesothatheleftforWeiinarinGennanyforbothtravellingandlearningwherehemetGoethebeforehehadfinishedhisstudyatSChoo1.ThOUghhethenreiurne<itoEnglandandstartedtostudylaw,hesoongaveupit.In1833,hefinallygothisinheritancebuthewastedmostofitongamblingandbyfundingtwounsuccessfulnewspapers.TheNationalStandardandTheConstituiiona1.Moreover,afterthefailureofartpursuitinParis,heagainwentbacktoEnglandanddecidedtomakealivingbywritingfornewspapers.ITiackeraytSyearsofsemi-idlenessendedafterhemarried(20August1836)IsabellaGethinShawe(18161893),seconddaugherofIsabellaCreaghShaweandMatthewShawe,acolonel,whohaddiedafterextraordinary'service,primarilyinIndia.(Wikipedia.2013).Isabellahadgivenbirthtothreegirlsbutfouryearsafterthebirthofthethirdgirl,shegotaseriousillnessuntilshedied.Thackcraybegantopublishmanyofhisworksandseveralcollectionsonnewspaperssince1833,buttillthebirthofnovelVhnityFair,hewaseventuallyrecognizedasatalentednovelist.Tosupportthelifeoffamily,hehadneverstoppedwritingandpublishingworksandmeanwhilehegavelecturesinbothEnglandandAmerica.In1857.hebecame(hefirstchiefeditorofnewlyestablishedCornhillMagazine,buthishealthgotworseduringthe185()sandunexpectedlydiedforstrokebeforetheChristinasDayin1.ondonin1863.TheearlierworksofThackcrayarcvividandvarious.Somearccriticizingtheliarsandadventurersinupperclass,andsomeareironicof(hosewriteswhoexaggeratedcrimes.ThemainworksareTheYellowplushCorresp(wience(1838).Catherine(1840),TheGreatHoggartyDiamond(1841).andThe1.uckofBarry1.yndon(1844).Moreover,theimportantworksarcTheHistoryofPendenis(1848-1850).TheHistoryofHenryEsnwnd(1852),TheNewComers(1853-1855).andTheVirginians(1857-1859).HislastworkisDenisDuvalwhichhehadonlyfinishedeightchaptersofandfinallyhadbeenpublishedonIheCornhillMagazinein1864.What'smore,ThackerayhadalsopublishedsomeessaysandTlieBOOkoSnobs(1847)is(he11)s(famousonethatisaPOrtraitofthesnobsfromallthelayersofEngland.Moreover,themostoutstandingliteraturecommentisTheEnglishHumorists(1853).AndTbackeraywasap11luetivewrite,havingleftusagreatdealofgreatworks.VanityFair,anovelwithoutahero,hasamainlineoftwogirls,completelydifterentlives,showingapanoramicportraitofEnglishsocietyintheearlyI9,bCenIUry,especiallythedescriptionsofIemale,theirmarriageand(heirreorganizationofself-value.2. AnalysisoftheDifferentViewpointsonMarriageandFaniily-Rebecca,AmeliaandMissCrawleyInthischapter,theauthorpicksupsometypicalcharacterstoshowusfemales,generalviewpointonmarriageandfamily,theyarcRcbccca.AmeliaandMissCrawley,respectivelyfromtheunderclass,themiddleclassandtheupperclass.Tosonicdegree,itisanepitomeofallfemales,viewpointonmarriageandfamilyinBritain.2.1 DifferentBackgrounds-UnderClass,MiddleClassandtheUpperClassRcbcccawasborninapoorfamily,whosefathermadealivingbypaintingandwhosemotherwasaroleinanoperaintheearlycapitalismBritain,whentheCrawasfamousforitsconceptoffamilystatus.WhCnshewasveryyoung,shehadbeenadoptedbyMissPinkerton.Shehadsufferedfromothers*discriminationssothatshehadIeamtobesmart,cunning,andvenalinherIiteforshewantedtogetherseloutofthelowerclassbyerefforts.Shewasindeedverj,smartandambitiousespeciallywhenshehadbeeninQueen,sCrawleytownfornomorethanoneyear,shehadbecomeveryclose(oSir.Pitiandinseveraldaysalso(hemostreliableoneoMissCrawley.HerbehaviorsConfbnnedtotherequirementofthepatriarchalsociety,disguise,andira(ionandunderthemaskof4*pureandinnocenf,way,whichcontributedalotinmakingherpopularinsocialactivitiesShewascalculating,hypocriticalSheknewthatMissPrinketondidnotunderstandFrenchwhileshecouldSPeakwell,soshepretendedtosaysomekindworldsbutactuallybadones.WhensheandAmelialefttheschool,theygotdictionariesthatwerethegiftofMissPinkertonwheneachstudentwouldleave,thoughMissl,inkertonthrewitoutfromthecarriage.Ameliaisconsideredtheheroine:goodnaUrcdbutpassiveandnaive.(Wikipedia.2013)WhileAmelia,wasborninamiddleCIaSSfimily,andherfatherwasamerchantof1.ondonbutshewasaveryinnocent,kind-heated,sympathetic,generousandoptimisticgirlwhoIrcatedeveryonewell,notexaggeratedly.HlnK)SlCVCryonCinthePrincctonFemaleSchoollikedher.SheWaSdesignedastheidealimageoffenaleinpatriarchalSOCiety"shebadapairofeyeswhichsparkledwiththebrightestandhonesestgood-humor,exceptindeedwhentheyfilledwith(ears,andtawasagreatdealloooften;foresillythingwouldcryoveradeadcanary-bird;oroveramouse,(hatthecathaplyhadseizedupon;orover(heendofanovel,wereiteversostupid;andasforsayinganunkindWordtoher,wereany>ersonsard-hea11edenoughiodoso-why,somuchtheworsetorIhem.：”(WiHiamMakepeace,2(X)1:20)MissCrawley,astheekiersisterofSir.Pit,shewasverybad-temperedbulherbrotherrespectedhersomuchandwasevenalittleafraidofherforhewasalwaysrelyingonherandhistwosoncouldbetheheirsofherheritagesafterherdeath.Shewasoldandweak,butinfact,MissCrawleywasleadingaIiteofluxuryanddebaucheryandshedidnotevengetmarried.However''MissCrawleywas,inconsequence,anobjectofgreatrespectwhenshecametoQueen,sCrawley,forshehadabalanceatherbankerswhichwouldhavemadeherbelovedanjwhereWi11iamMakepeace,200kl58)Whcnshefirstvisitedherbrother'shomeinQueen'sCniwlcyinlhcnovel,shewasseriouslyilljus(becauseshehadeaien(00much.2.2 DifferentAttitudesIIponMarriageandFamily,Rebeccavs.Ameliavs.MissCrawieyBothRebeccaandAmeliahadgotmarriedinthenovelexceptMissCrawleybuttheirmarriagewerecompletelydifferentnotonlyitsnaturebutalsotheresult.Rebeccahadsufferedalotfromdiscriminationsfromothersforherhumblestatus.Soallshewantedwastotryallthemeanstopursuethefameandwealth,toenterthehigh-classandleadadecentlife,whichwastheonlywayshethought,tobesuccessfulinherworld.WhileintheVictoriantime,whenwomenwereusuallyrelyingonmen.sothattheonlyeffectivewayshecouldtakewastocatcharichmantogetthefinancialinsurance.Ingeneral,motherswereusuallybusywiththismatter,butshedidnothavemothertohelphcr.soshehadtorelyonherself.Therefore,shedidnotloseanyopportunitiestodrawtheattentionsofanyrichandsinglemannomatterwhathelkcdlikeaslongashehadenoughmoneyandthiswasallsheeared.1.etsJosephasanexample,theelderbrotherofAnwlia.hewasveryfatandtimidinfrontgirls,alwaysintoomuchcolorfulclothes.WhileRebeccawasincrediblypatientandkindtohimandevenblindlysaidthathewasgood-lookingforsheknewthathewasHewasintheEastIndiaCompany'sCivilService,intheBengaldivisionoftheEastIndiaRegister.ThenRcbcccahethoughtshewassuccessfulinthesecretmarriagewithRawdonCrawleybutshewaswrongforRawdonwasdeprivedformtheheritageofMissCrawleyaftertheirmarriage.Therefore,afterthenshewasstillcoquettishandalwaysbusyWilhvariouscommunicativesituations.AttheendofthebattleofWaterloo,RawdonhadbeenpromotedasthecaptainandtheyhadledaluxuriouslifeinParis.WhentheygotbacktoBritain,withthehelpofRawdon,sbrother.SirPittandhiswife,RcbcccawasintroducedtotheKingandlateronbecameashiningstarintheupperclass,whichwasthezenithofherlife.Moreover,shewasalwayshangingoiwiththeseliarsandgamblers,whichwasnotallowedinthepatriarchalsocietysothatfinallyshehadbeenrevealedanddeportedoutoftheUK.Rcbcccaalsohadasame-agedsonwithAmeliabutshetreatedhimverydifferently.ShethoughtshecouldwinMiSSCrawley'spleasantagainbylittleRawdonbutshewaswrongagain.Whilelivingwithhim.shehadfunwithherloverDanregardlessoftheCryingonthestairs.Moreover,littleRawdonwassoafraidofhisnoherthatwhenheheardthathiscryingdisturbedmother,hewouldquicklystopit.TliusiisnothardoseethatRebeccawasSocoldandNriCledIOherownson.Shedidnotwritealovelyletterohimuntilsheknewthathemightbecometheheirofhisuncle.WhencomparedwithAmelia,shewasnotagoodmotheratallandallast,shehadpaidforit.WhenlittleRawdongrewup,heagreedtopayherasumofmoneybutrefusedtohaveanycontactswithher.AsforRebecca'sattitudestolittleRawdon,wecangetitbacktothechildhoodof'hankery.Inaddition,thedeepreasonwhyshewassocoldtohersonwasthatwhenshewasyoung,shewaslivingintheenvironmentwithoutmother'scare,sincehermotherwasasinginggirlandnevergaveheranycareandlovenoteventosayagoodmother.Moreover,notdoinghouseworkortakingcareofchild,shewasthoughttobelackofmaternallove,whichwasnotabsolutelyallowedatthattime.EvenifshewasinthatVanityFair,whereeverythingwascountedbymoney,sheshouldrealizethatallshehadgivenherchildwasnothingbutmaterialthings.Thus,shehadnotreceivedanyIovcofherson./Mthoughshedadbeenbetrayedmorethanonce.Ameliawasstillloyaltoherloveandna11iage.Iliepremisefemalewantshappinessandrealizeshergoalisbeinglovedofwhichthepremiseistohaveaniceappearance.BothRebeccaandAnleliawerenice-lookingandcoulddrawattentionofmen.However,thewayofAmelia'slovewaswrongforshewassoblindtoadmireallthethingsaboutGeorgeeventhoughsheknewthatGeorgehadmadeherheartbrokenformanytimesandshewasnwrcthanabeggartobegforhisalittleattentionandcare.Despiteshedidnotmeetaniceman:shealwayskeptherselfaroundGeorgeandactedasthesecondarytohim.whichmightmakeheraburdenforherloverandlethimbeboredwithhcr.Nevertheless,afterthedeathofGeorgeOsbo