【摘要】簡·奧斯丁的《傲慢與偏見》寫於1813年，一直以來很受歡迎，並被廣泛閱讀。特定的歷史時代決定了那個時候的人們對金錢非凡看重，影響波及婚姻觀念。在這篇文章裡面，書中大部分人物的.婚姻選擇都用來作為典型，證實金錢體現他們的婚姻價值取向。
【關鍵詞】傲慢與偏見，金錢，婚姻價值取向，婚姻觀【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。