Pride and Preduice

This semester, I read the English novel Pride and Preduice, written by an English novelist, Austin . This novel tells the story of a romantic and realistic love between Elizabeth and Darcy, and filled with reflections on whether status and wealth are important for marriage, which makes it even more profound. At the beginning of the novel, Darcy strikes us with an arrogant and aloof image, and Elizabeth's first impression of him provokes resentment and prejudice. Likewise Darcy had not fallen in love with Elizabeth at the ball and indeed had despised the demeaning attentions and attachments of Elizabeth's parents and sisters, and had persuaded his good friend Bingley to leave her sister Jilly. But after many conversations with Elizabeth, he gradually fell in love with this independent lovely girl , and he confessed his love to Elizabeth after the sense and sensibility match, and finally cleared the misunderstanding between them anx resolved the contradiction. This is where their love begins. Their love is utmost pure. Darcy was willing to put aside everything about identity and status, and other people's opinions for the sake of love. In the meanwhile, Elizabeth was no longer looking for Darcy's wealth any more. They love each other deeply and then have a lasting relationship. In contrast to Elizabeth, her sisters Jilly and Lydia were married to the ideal of love at first sight, and one to a sham of material wealth. The marriage of the former one was desirable, but the latter one was absurd, and ended up in a bad ending. The older sister's maturity and beautiful helped her gained lots of love and was always pursued by others, while the younger sister's naivety and levity invite deceit and suffering. In this novel we can learn that love is based on self-respect and Self-love. If one lives without the independence and strong personality, he or she will eventually be abandoned and devalued by the cruel society reality. Life needs wisdom and courage, which is obvious in love. Mr. Darcy did not give up after being rejected. He faced his personality defects and wrote an explanation letter to Elizabeth in good faith, correcting his arrogant characteristics and upper-class prejudice. The path of true love is destined to be full of ups and downs, but no matter what unexpected circumstances you encounter, you must maintain an independent and cherished heart, let go of your figure and status, and bravely move forward. Furthermore, this book also explores the themes of ethics, education, marriage, and wealth by describing the lives of five unmarried daughters and their mothers in rural England. And it mainly discusses marriage, especially regarding whether marriage should be based on love or material gain. Besides, it also delves into the influence of social status and class on character relationships by depicting different social classes. As the title suggests, this book mainly explores the theme of pride and prejudice. These two personality traits not only play a central role in the relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy, but also are important factors in their personality development. Throughout the novel, Elizabeth and Darcy's understanding of themselves and each other continues to develop and deepen. They eventually overcame the obstacles of self prejudice and arrogance and accepted each other. In my perspective, when pursuing love , we must be firm in our faith, not because of money, fame or other reasons for hasty decision, but to insist on finding true love. Once you have made up your mind to value and love each other, don't change your mind just because hear something surface or one-sided gossip. You need to stand in a comprehensive, objective perspective to judge something. Besides, keep on running your happiness through your efforts. Both marriage and love are carried out under the interweaving of rationality and sensibility. Marriage that only considers money is absurd, while marriage that does not consider money is also foolish. No matter when women choose to marry, they are not only choosing a partner they like, but also choosing a life. They have the rights to pursue what they want, and choose the life they want.