【摘要】简·奥斯丁的《傲慢与偏见》写于1813年，一直以来很受欢迎，并被广泛阅读。特定的历史时代决定了那个时候的人们对金钱非凡看重，影响波及婚姻观念。在这篇文章里面，书中大部分人物的.婚姻选择都用来作为典型，证实金钱体现他们的婚姻价值取向。
【关键词】傲慢与偏见，金钱，婚姻价值取向，婚姻观【Abstract】PrideandprejudiceisaverypopularnovelwrittenbyJaneAustenanditisreadwidelyallovertheworld。Itwaswrittenin1813。Thatspecifichistorytimedecidedthatpeopleatthattimetookmoneymuchmoreseriously，evenontheirmarriage。Inthispaper，themarriagecasesofmostcharactersinthebookweretakenastypicaltoanalyzehowmoneyinfluencedtheirmatrimonialvalueorientation。
【Keywords】Prideandprejudice，money，matrimonialvalueorientation，marriage
Introduction
PrideandPrejudiceisthemostenduringlypopularnovelwrittenbyJaneAusten。Ittalksabouttrivialmattersoflove，marriageandfamilylifebetweencountrysquiresandfairladiesinBritaininthe18thcentury。Theplotisverysimple。Thatishowtheyoungladieschoosetheirhusbands。Someonesaidthat“ElizabethBennet，theprotagonistofthenovel，flatlyrejectedWilliamCollins’proposal，whoistheheirofherfather’spropertyandmanor，andrefusedthefirstproposalfromtheextremelywealthynoblemanFitzwilliamDarcylater，”（1）allthismakesitclearthatElizabeth“seeksnofamenorfortune，butself－improvementandhighmentaloutlook。”（1）It’sright。FromtheviewpointofAusten，Elizabeth’smarriage，whofinallymarriesDarcy，aswellasJane－Bingley’s，composingmoneyandlove，istheidealmarriagepeopleshouldafter。Butinothermarriagecasesinthisnovel，wecanseethatifmoneyandlovecan’tbeheldtogetherinonemarriage，lovewouldalwaysmakeaconcessiontomoneybecauseofthespecialsocialbackground。Afterreadingthroughthewholebook，wewillfindthatmoneyactsasthecauseofeachplotandtheclueofitsdevelopment。Itaffectseverybody’swordsanddeeds，evenElizabethBennet。TonyTanneroncesaid，“JaneAusten，aswellasotherauthors，isveryclearthatnofeelingcouldbeextremelypureandnomotivecouldbedefinitelysingle。Butaslongasitispossible，weshouldmakeitclearthatwhichfeelingormotiveplaystheleadingrole。”（2）
SocialBackground
ThestoryofPrideandPrejudicetookplaceinthetimeoftheRegencyinBritain。Atthattime，BritainwasattheperiodoftransitionfromtheearlierstageofCapitalismtoCapitalistIndustrialization。Inthecountryside，thearistocraticfamilystillheldgreatpowerandrightthatcountrysquireswerelikelytofawnuponthem。However，asthedevelopmentofCapitalismandtheexpandoftherankofrichpeople，thedistinctionbetweensocialstratawasbecomingsmallerandsmaller，whilemoneywasgettingmoreandmoreimportantinpeople’smindaboutsocialvalue。Awesternliteraturecriticoncesaidthat“evenDavidRicardo（aBritisheconomist）hadaunlikelyclearerunderstandingaboutthefunctionofmoneyindailylifeasJaneAustenhad。”（3）Itisexactlybecauseofthesecurepledgeinfinancethatthecountrysquiresocietycouldbeexistingstronglyandsolidly。
Thefirstsentenceofthewholenovelproclaims，“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged，thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife。”（4）Here，“agoodfortune”and“inwantof”aretwokeyphrases。“inwantof”meansitisneededobjectively，butnotsubjectively。
