摘 要
《理智与情感》是18世纪英国著名女性作家简·奥斯汀处女作，也在英国早期现代小说中具有重要的地位，并开辟了奥斯汀小说创作的高峰。小说以达什伍得姐妹埃莉诺与玛丽安的爱情及曲折复杂的婚事风波的主线，通过“理智与情感”的幽默对比，表达了奥斯汀关于爱情，婚姻等的独到见解。作为主要人物的达什伍得姐妹埃莉诺与玛丽安，在性格方面有着一定得相似处；同时，作为不同的个体，又有着各自独特的性格表现。其中内、外因在他们性格形成中扮演着重要的角色。本文将从达什伍得姐妹的性格比较分析入手，再通过剖析内外因对其性格形成起的作用，以加深对达什伍得姐妹及小说的理解和作者所要传达的思想观点。
关键词：达什伍得姐妹；性格；相似处；相异处；性格成因
ABSTRACT
Sense and Sensibility is the first published novel of Jane Austen, who is one of the most well-known female writers in England in the 18th century. This novel shows its significance in the early modern novels in English literature and also marks a milestone in Austen’s novel creation. This novel employs humorous contrast of “sense and sensibility” to describe the complicated plot of Dashwood sisters’ love and marriage. From this novel the author expresses her unique views on love, marriage and others. As sisters, Elinor and Marianne must have some similarities in personality. On the other hand, since they are two totally different individuals, Elinor and Marianne have some distinctive characteristics. The internal and external causes play an important role in the forming of Elinor’s and Marianne’s characters. This article makes comparative study of Dashwood sisters’ characters, analyzing the internal and external factors in their characters. The main purpose of my dissertation is to help the readers to have a more profound understanding of Dashwood sisters’ characters and author’s point of view embodied in this novel.
Keywords：Dashwood sisters; characters; similarities; differences; causes
Contents
1. Introduction 1
2. Similarities between Elinor and Marianne 3
2.1 The traditional femininities: virtuous and gentel dispositions 3
2.2 The modern femininities: independent and rebellious dispositions 4
3. Differences between Elinor and Marianne 7
3.1 Ration vs. Emotion 7
3.2 Prudence vs. Impetuousness 9
3.3 Tenaciousness vs. Vulnerablity 10
4. The causes of Elinor’s and Marianne’s characters 12
4.1 The internal factors 12
4.2 The external factors 13
4.2.1 Family enviroment 13
4.2.2 Social enviroment 14
4.3 The author's own view 14
5. Conclusion 14
Acknowledgements 18
References 19
