Acknowledgments My writing of this thesis has smoothly come to an end, and I hereby would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the following people for their selfless dedication and contribution to my thesis. 34404
My profound gratitude first goes to Prof. Wang Ying, my supervisor, for her constant guidance and encouragement in the process of my writing. Just under her careful and patient guidance, I begin to get a clear idea of the paper and fully frame it out. Without her support and help, the completion of the present thesis is impossible.
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the teachers who have ever taught me throughout my college years, especially Associate Professor Mrs. Yuan Bing, my British and American Culture course teacher. Her profound knowledge of western cultures led me into the world of culture, and also inspired me to make efforts in English learning. I am also very grateful to all other teachers of the School of Foreign Languages who gave me direct or indirect help during my study in the college.
I am also grateful to my classmates and roommates for their encouragement, support, comments and wise advice.
Last, I wish to devote this paper to my parents for their everlasting dedication that they have shown since I was just a little child.
Abstract
Jane Austen was one of the most outstanding realistic female novelists in Britain. She devoted herself to uncover the status of women at her time. In almost all of her works, the theme of love and marriage are of great significance. During her short lifetime (42 years), she completed a total of six novels. Contemporary critics have already found feminist elements in the Austen novels.
Of all her works, Emma is often regarded as the most outstanding work, because it shows clearly Austen's understanding of feeling about the problems of women in her society. This thesis, by making an analysis of the heroine, Emma Woodhouse as well as other women in Emma, is aimed at appreciating Emma’s courage of pursuit her own happiness in the novel.
The paper falls into five parts. The first part serves as an introduction. The second makes a general overview of theoretic ideas of feminism. The third chapter discusses Jane Austen’s marriage ideas, including her views of women’s marriage and her concern for women’s intellectual power. The fourth part aims at analyzing the heroine Emma. The fifth part functions as a conclusion.
Key Words: feminism, Emma, intellectual power, marriage
摘要
简•奥斯汀是英国最杰出的现实女性小说家之一，她致力于揭示女性在当时英国所处的地位和情况。在她所有的作品中，以婚姻和爱情为主题有着重要的意义。在简•奥斯汀短暂的一生期间（42年），她完成了总共优尔部小说。同时代的批评家也发现了简•奥斯汀小说中体现了女权主义元素。
然而，《爱玛》被认为是简•奥斯汀所有小说中最能清晰的表达她对女性在当时社会所面临问题的理解和感受的作品之一，这篇论文主要分析女主人公爱玛•伍德豪斯，以及小说中其他人物。本论文的目的在于欣赏爱玛对于追求自己幸福的勇气。
本篇论文共分为五部分。第一部分是介绍小说的背景和19世纪英国女性所处的社会地位。第二部分是论述女权主义理论的定义及其历史。第三部分概括了简•奥斯汀在小说《爱玛》中所表达的婚姻价值观包括她对女性的婚姻观以及才智的看法和态度。第四部分析小说女主人公爱玛自身所具备优点主要有良好的判断能力和清晰的自我意识。第五部分是结尾和概括。
关键词：女权主义观，爱玛，才智，婚姻
CONTENTS
Acknowledgements.i
Abstractii
摘要.iii
1 Introduction 1
2 Theoretic Ideas of Feminism 4
2.1 Definition of Feminism 4 简•奥斯汀《爱玛》婚姻女权主义观:http://www.youerw.com/yingyu/lunwen_31890.html