论《理智与情感》中的女性主义_英语论文.docx

Abstract

Sense and Sensibility is one of Jane Austen’s famous novels. In the novel, Elinor and Marianne are sisters whose characteristics are different from each other. When they are faced with choice of sense and sensibility, they make different decisions and gain different emotional experiences. The paper mainly discusses feminism in Sense and Sensibility by reading the novel in details and associating it with the social background and the author’s experiences. It analyzes feminism consciousness of the heroines through dissecting emotional experiences of Elinor and Marianne.

Key Words: Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, feminism, feminism consciousness

CONTENTS

Abstract

摘要

I. Introduction . 1

II. About Sense and Sensibility. 1

2.1 The Author Jane Austen.1

     2.1.1 Jane Austen’s life.1 

     2.1.2 Jane Austen’s works  2 

   2.2 The main contents of the novel3

III. Reasons of feminism in Sense and Sensibility3

   3.1 Social and cultural background of the novel ..3

   3.2 Feminism influence on Jane Austen .. 4

IV. Feminism in Sense and Sensibility--the two heroines7

   4.1 Elinor.7

   4.2 Marianne8

V. Conclusion  10

References  11