大学自驾游英文作文【一】
汽车随着蜿蜒的山路在郁郁葱葱的赛罕坝森林公园穿过，路边开着无数大朵大朵的叫不上名字的野花，那里的天气非常凉爽，我是很怕热的，很爱出汗，在这暑热的季节能有这样舒服的天气，也觉得是好幸福的一件事。导游阿姨给我们介绍说赛罕坝森林公园是我国最大的人工森林，当初是由来自东北的四十位大学生扎根在这里，付出了超乎想象的辛苦和努力才植造出了这样一片美丽的人工森林。而且这片森林是一道防洪的屏障，保护了我们的首都北京不受洪水侵扰，于是我心里对那些造林人产生了由衷的敬佩。透过车窗，渐渐的看不到密密匝匝的树木了，眼前是一坡一坡的绿色，远处的坡上零零落落的洒着几着树，像是落在棋盘上的棋子。我想这就是草原了吧！
车停在了几个白色的蒙古包前，导游阿姨又跟我们说，现在为了保护草原，不让随便放牧了，已减少了牧羊的数量，因为羊群过多的啃食草原，会造成草原的沙化，形成沙尘暴，所以我们现在看不到像歌中唱到的那样“牛羊好似珍珠撒，”的景象。但是这里还有牧民牧马。游客们可以去选一匹马，去草原上奔驰一下，也可以去滑草和漂流。
我迫不及待地跑下车，哇！我们就像是在绿色的海上，远处绿色的丘陵连绵起伏，一直延至到我们的脚下，全部是绿色的。近处的草地上开着五颜六色而又形态各异的野花，它们在风中摇晃着，像是在跳舞，欢迎着我的到来。草地上没有一点白色污染的痕迹，不象我们那里的草地上总是有好多的白色的塑料袋在飘浮。空气中也飘散着草的香气，蓝蓝的天上，白白的云，犹如一匹蓝丝绸上绣的几朵洁白的花。
欣赏了一会草原的景色，我和妈妈就去马场选马，我非常想选一匹白色的马，我骑着白色的马奔驰在草原上，那是多么美丽的一幅画呀！可惜没有选到白色的马。我们就选了一匹棕红色的马，这匹马的身体是健壮的S型，皮毛闪着光，有着比我的辫子还要长的马尾辫，比我要高好多好多，走近我们时，它还打着响鼻，我就有点害怕，不敢骑上去，为了给我做个榜样，妈妈先骑了上去，其实妈妈也是第一次骑马呢！我想她或许也有点怕吧！然后，在妈妈的鼓励下，我也被抱上了马。马上就觉得自己高大了许多，也觉得威风起来。我摸了摸马儿的鬃毛，拍拍马儿的脖子，对它说：“马儿！马儿！我可是第一次骑马，你可要走稳一些哟！”牵马的牧民说：“小朋友，你坐稳就好了，这马儿很懂事的。”然后由牧民牵着马走出马场，向草源的深处走去，于是我们的“马上生涯”就开始了。
马儿走起来一巅一巅的\'，我们也随着它的步伐一巅一巅的。就是”嘎嗒-嘎嗒-”地这个节奏，我们先是一边慢慢地走一边欣赏草原深处的景色，草原深处的绿色更浓了。一边走，牧民一边跟我们说，因为这里的美丽景色，有好多电影电视剧的外景地都是选在这里拍摄的。这时有两个人骑着马从我们身旁飞快的跑过，那样子帅气极了，我也想让我们骑的马跑起来，就让牵马的牧民让我们骑的马也跑起来，我紧紧的拽着马鞍上的铁环，可是还是被巅的晃来晃去，我张大了嘴尖叫着，生怕被甩下来。于是，我们喊停了马，还是慢慢的走，看起来能学会骑马也是一件不容易的事呀。我们往草原深处走，那里的草都有马的小腿那么高，马儿一边走一边偷着吃几口草，看马儿吃的那么香，我也觉得好开心，我又下了马，去拔了几把草喂它，马儿看了看我，扭过头来吃我手里的草了，我高兴极了，因为它一定是拿我当成朋友了。忽然，从不远处的草从里钻出来两只土灰色的小东西，在那里探头探脑的，牧民告诉我们那是草原鼠。草原鼠比老鼠要大一些，两只前爪可以抬起来，仰起身子四处张望，两只大眼睛骨碌骨碌的转，好玩极了。草原上到处是草原鼠的窝，一个坑一个坑的，比兔子洞小一点。它们一会从这个洞里钻出来，一会又从再那个洞钻进去，一副悠闲自在的样子。这时，我一抬头，看见了一只在天空中翱翔的鹰，我想它可能是想逮一只草原鼠尝尝。这应该算是生态平衡了吧。我还没有看够飞翔的鹰，突然从草丛中飞出两只麻色的野鸡，吓了我一跳，扑棱棱飞到不远处的草里，又找不到了。如果能打猎的话，这野鸡一定是桌上的美味，不过，我可舍不得打呀，因为，我想让它们在草原过快乐的日子。
傍晚，我们回到住地，我都有点玩累了，可是晚上还有烤全羊篝火晚会在等着我们呢！一只大羊被整只的挂在铁架子上烤，滋滋的直冒油，香气扑鼻，真馋人呀！篝火点燃后，我们几个小孩子围着篝火不停的跑呀跳呀，大人们也都斟满了当地出的马奶酒，互相祝酒、祝歌，象节日一样。大们说那马奶酒有一股醇醇的奶香味，很好喝，还说要多带几瓶回去给朋友们尝尝呢。我想，没有到过草原的人，喝了这马奶酒，是不是也会闻到草原的味道呢？篝火慢慢的熄灭了，抬头看草原的夜空，可以清楚的看到银河，妈妈指给我看北极星、北斗星、牛郎星，织女星，比我们那里夜空的星星要多出好多，在夜空里闪呀闪的，太美了。
真是“美丽的草原我的家”不过，我希望我的家能比草原更美丽。
大学自驾游英文作文【二】
大学自驾游英文作文【三】
暑假里，我和妈妈去了美丽的坝上草原。
汽车随着蜿蜒的山路在郁郁葱葱的赛罕坝森林公园穿过，路边开着无数大朵大朵的叫不上名字的野花，那里的天气非常凉爽，我是很怕热的，很爱出汗，在这暑热的季节能有这样舒服的天气，也觉得是好幸福的一件事。导游阿姨给我们介绍说赛罕坝森林公园是我国最大的人工森林，当初是由来自东北的四十位大学生扎根在这里，付出了超乎想象的辛苦和努力才植造出了这样一片美丽的人工森林。而且这片森林是一道防洪的屏障，保护了我们的首都北京不受洪水侵扰，于是我心里对那些造林人产生了由衷的敬佩。透过车窗，渐渐的看不到密密匝匝的树木了，眼前是一坡一坡的绿色，远处的坡上零零落落的洒着几着树，像是落在棋盘上的棋子。我想这就是草原了吧！
车停在了几个白色的蒙古包前，导游阿姨又跟我们说，现在为了保护草原，不让随便放牧了，已减少了牧羊的数量，因为羊群过多的啃食草原，会造成草原的沙化，形成沙尘暴，所以我们现在看不到像歌中唱到的那样“牛羊好似珍珠撒，”的景象。但是这里还有牧民牧马。游客们可以去选一匹马，去草原上奔驰一下，也可以去滑草和漂流。
我迫不及待地跑下车，哇！我们就像是在绿色的海上，远处绿色的丘陵连绵起伏，一直延至到我们的脚下，全部是绿色的。近处的草地上开着五颜六色而又形态各异的野花，它们在风中摇晃着，像是在跳舞，欢迎着我的到来。草地上没有一点白色污染的痕迹，不象我们那里的草地上总是有好多的白色的塑料袋在飘浮。空气中也飘散着草的香气，蓝蓝的天上，白白的云，犹如一匹蓝丝绸上绣的几朵洁白的花。
欣赏了一会草原的景色，我和妈妈就去马场选马，我非常想选一匹白色的马，我骑着白色的马奔驰在草原上，那是多么美丽的一幅画呀！可惜没有选到白色的马。我们就选了一匹棕红色的马，这匹马的身体是健壮的S型，皮毛闪着光，有着比我的辫子还要长的马尾辫，比我要高好多好多，走近我们时，它还打着响鼻，我就有点害怕，不敢骑上去，为了给我做个榜样，妈妈先骑了上去，其实妈妈也是第一次骑马呢！我想她或许也有点怕吧！然后，在妈妈的鼓励下，我也被抱上了马。马上就觉得自己高大了许多，也觉得威风起来。我摸了摸马儿的鬃毛，拍拍马儿的脖子，对它说：“马儿！马儿！我可是第一次骑马，你可要走稳一些哟！”牵马的牧民说：“小朋友，你坐稳就好了，这马儿很懂事的。”然后由牧民牵着马走出马场，向草源的深处走去，于是我们的“马上生涯”就开始了。
马儿走起来一巅一巅的，我们也随着它的步伐一巅一巅的。就是”嘎嗒-嘎嗒-”地这个节奏，我们先是一边慢慢地走一边欣赏草原深处的景色，草原深处的绿色更浓了。一边走，牧民一边跟我们说，因为这里的\'美丽景色，有好多电影电视剧的外景地都是选在这里拍摄的。这时有两个人骑着马从我们身旁飞快的跑过，那样子帅气极了，我也想让我们骑的马跑起来，就让牵马的牧民让我们骑的马也跑起来，我紧紧的拽着马鞍上的铁环，可是还是被巅的晃来晃去，我张大了嘴尖叫着，生怕被甩下来。于是，我们喊停了马，还是慢慢的走，看起来能学会骑马也是一件不容易的事呀。我们往草原深处走，那里的草都有马的小腿那么高，马儿一边走一边偷着吃几口草，看马儿吃的那么香，我也觉得好开心，我又下了马，去拔了几把草喂它，马儿看了看我，扭过头来吃我手里的草了，我高兴极了，因为它一定是拿我当成朋友了。忽然，从不远处的草从里钻出来两只土灰色的小东西，在那里探头探脑的，牧民告诉我们那是草原鼠。草原鼠比老鼠要大一些，两只前爪可以抬起来，仰起身子四处张望，两只大眼睛骨碌骨碌的转，好玩极了。草原上到处是草原鼠的窝，一个坑一个坑的，比兔子洞小一点。它们一会从这个洞里钻出来，一会又从再那个洞钻进去，一副悠闲自在的样子。这时，我一抬头，看见了一只在天空中翱翔的鹰，我想它可能是想逮一只草原鼠尝尝。这应该算是生态平衡了吧。我还没有看够飞翔的鹰，突然从草丛中飞出两只麻色的野鸡，吓了我一跳，扑棱棱飞到不远处的草里，又找不到了。如果能打猎的话，这野鸡一定是桌上的美味，不过，我可舍不得打呀，因为，我想让它们在草原过快乐的日子。
傍晚，我们回到住地，我都有点玩累了，可是晚上还有烤全羊篝火晚会在等着我们呢！一只大羊被整只的挂在铁架子上烤，滋滋的直冒油，香气扑鼻，真馋人呀！篝火点燃后，我们几个小孩子围着篝火不停的跑呀跳呀，大人们也都斟满了当地出的马奶酒，互相祝酒、祝歌，象节日一样。大们说那马奶酒有一股醇醇的奶香味，很好喝，还说要多带几瓶回去给朋友们尝尝呢。我想，没有到过草原的人，喝了这马奶酒，是不是也会闻到草原的味道呢？篝火慢慢的熄灭了，抬头看草原的夜空，可以清楚的看到银河，妈妈指给我看北极星、北斗星、牛郎星，织女星，比我们那里夜空的星星要多出好多，在夜空里闪呀闪的，太美了。
真是“美丽的草原我的家”不过，我希望我的家能比草原更美丽。
大学自驾游英文作文【四】
上午九点多，我们到了目的地。58座沙雕作品齐齐亮相，向世人展现其惊艳娇颜。这些沙雕各有自己的名称，有的叫《日月潭》、《中秋博饼》、《渔夫和魔鬼》、《美人鱼》……其中我最喜欢的是《老君岩》。
《老君岩》有一个传说：老君是个老顽童，活得十分快乐，他常常趁天庭无事时偷偷溜出去欣赏人间的.风光，被玉皇大帝知道时，总是找借口蒙混过去。一天，老君偷偷溜到人间，来到泉州清源山光景。当他望着这如诗如画的山景，问着沁人心脾的花香，完全陶醉在这迷人的美景中。突然，一阵刺耳的叫声和惊天动地的响声混合在一起，扰乱了老君的心情。老君怒气冲冲地朝发出声音的地方飞去，他看见一个火球朝惊慌失措的人们扑去，一时怒气冲天，与火球打了起来由于两人武功差不多，老君就使出了绝招，猛打一通，将火球打回原形。他为了不让火精再来***扰人民，便舍身化成了一尊神像。后来人民把这座神像叫做老君岩，也成了著名的光景区。
这就是老君岩的一个传说，一个历史悠久的神话故事。
这座沙雕神像大约有三米高，胡子长长的，眼睛凝视前方。把老君雕刻得栩栩如生。这座沙雕的作者一定花费了不少时间，看着这座沙雕，好像到了清源山了。
看着这些沙雕，不禁感叹，这些沙雕工匠用他们那一双双巧手，为观音山增添了一道美丽的风景线，也为我们的生活增添了无限的乐趣！
大学自驾游英文作文【五】
This is a story about a special and unreserved woman who has been exposed to a hostile environment but continuously and fearlessly struggling for her ideal life. The story can be interpreted as a symbol of the independent spirit.
It seems to me that many readers’ English reading experience starts with Jane Eyer. I am of no exception. As we refer to the movie “Jane Eyer”, it is not surprising to find some differences because of its being filmized and retold in a new way, but the spirit of the novel remains----to be an independent person, both physically and mentally.
Jane Eyer was a born resister, whose parents went off when she was very young, and her aunt，the only relative she had，treated her as badly as a ragtag. Since Jane’s education in Lowwood Orphanage began, she didn’t get what she had been expecting——simply being regarded as a common person, just the same as any other girl around. The suffers from being humiliated and devastated teach Jane to be persevering and prize dignity over anything else.As a reward of revolting the ruthless oppression, Jane got a chance to be a tutor in Thornfield Garden. There she made the acquaintance of lovely Adele and that garden’s owner, Rochester, a man with warm heart despite a cold face outside. Jane expected to change the life from then on, but fate had decided otherwise: After Jane and Rochester fell in love with each other and got down to get marry, she unfortunately came to know in fact Rochester had got a legal wife, who seemed to be the shadow following Rochester and led to his moodiness all the time ----Rochester was also a despairing person in need of salvation. Jane did want to give him a hand, however, she made up her mind to leave, because she didn’t want to betray her own principles, because she was Jane Eyer. The film has finally got a symbolist end: Jane inherited a large number of legacies and finally returned. After finding Rochester ’s misfortune brought by his original mad wife, Jane chose to stay with him forever.
I don’t know what others feel, but frankly speaking, I would rather regard the section that Jane began her teaching job in Thornfield as the film’s end----especially when I heard Jane’s words “Never in my life have I been awaken so happily. ” For one thing, this ideal and brand-new beginning of life was what Jane had been imagining for long as a suffering person; for another, this should be what the audiences with my views hoped her to get. But the professional judgment of producing films reminded me to wait for a totally different result: There must be something wrong coming with the excellence----perhaps not only should another section be added to enrich the story, but also we may see from the next transition of Jane’s life that “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you would get.”
What ’s more, this film didn’t end when Jane left Thornfield. For Jane Eyer herself, there should always be somewhere to realize her great ideal of being independent considering her fortitude, but for Rochester, how he can get salvation? The film gives the answer tentatively: Jane eventually got back to Rochester. In fact, when Jane met Rochester for the first time, she scared his horse and made his heel strained, to a certain extent, which meant Rochester would get retrieval because of Jane. We can consider Rochester’s experiences as that of religion meaning. The fire by his frantic wife was the punishment for the cynicism early in his life. After it, Rochester got the mercy of the God and the love of the woman whom he loved. Here we can say: human nature and divinity get united perfectly in order to let such a story accord with the requirements of both two sides. The value of this film may be due to its efforts to explore a new way for the development of humanism under the faith of religion.
大学自驾游英文作文【六】
I read the Chinese version of “Camille” a few years ago. At that time I was deeply moved by the main character Marguerite Gautier. “Camille” or “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexandre Dumas, fils, is the story of Marguerite Gautier, a young courtesan, or kept woman, in Paris in the mid 1800's, and how she falls in love with a young man, Armand Duval, and then tries to escape from her questionable past. Unfortunately, it comes back to haunt her and she ends up returning to that life and dies painfully and alone, but with the knowledge that she was a noble woman at heart. When I first began to read the book, I did not care for Marguerite or her attitude or lifestyle, but as I got further into the narrative, I realized that her saucy attitude was a front to cover the lonely woman that she really was. She felt used, abused and unloved, until the gentle Armand Duval came into her life and showed her that he loved her as a person and not for what she could do for him. It must have taken great courage for Marguerite to leave the life she had lived for so long, knowing all along that it was probably too good to be true and would not last indefinitely. And it also showed that Marguerite really loved Armand Duval for she could even change herself for him.
However, happiness didn’t last for long. When M. Duval, Armand's father, came to her, pleading for her to leave Armand to save both Armand's reputation and that of his younger innocent sister, Marguerite saw a way to become pure of heart, if not in body. She felt that it was her duty, because she loved Armand so much, to do this even though it meant giving up her own happiness and hurting Armand temporarily. She reluctantly returned to her former life, knowing that.some day Armand would forgive her. Sadly, she died in debt and basically alone, except for her one female friend, Julie Duprat, who helped her during her illness. She had her journal sent to Armand after her death, explaining why she had made the choices she had. I think Dumas's last few lines about Marguerite being the exception, not the rule were quite true, and I also agreed with his view that while her lifestyle could not be condoned, we as a society assume that all of these type of women are cold and heartless, while this may not always be the case. A person can make the wrong choices in life when they are young, and try to redeem themselves, but sometimes past situations prevent them from changing their lives, even though they desperately wish to do so. This applies to both men and women in many different types of circumstances: involvement in crime; drug or alcohol abuse; gambling; prostitution; financial problems; poor marriage choices; etc. And this is the fact, which exists in the whole society.
As far as the other characters in the book, I think Marguerite was right in saying that no one truly cared about her, but only wanted something from her, the only exceptions being Armand and Julie Duprat. Of course, the Comte de G. and Comte de N. wanted her body and appearance. The
Duke needed to “wake up and smell the coffee” and realize that she could never replace his dead daughter. If he truly cared, he could have helped her leave her lifestyle without “keeping” her himself. And lastly, Prudence was a blood-sucking leech who used Marguerite almost worse than the men. I also think she was jealous of the fact that Marguerite had so much more courage than herself and someone truly loved her.
Last morning, when tiding my bookshelf, I took this book out of the shelf, and a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. a dried flower flew away from the book. It was pale blue, very transparent, with thin fine veins. I held it against the morning light and blew on it. The soft breeze carried it away. Camille is just like the camellia, she could never escape from the destiny of withering. But it wasn’t her fault; it’s because of the evil of Capitalism and the hideousness of that society.
Suddenly, I remembered a saying: “Women are like the flowers”. Those pretty women are like those beautiful flowers; their delicate beauty makes people feel they are the miracle of life. However, even the God envies their beauty. It seems that beautiful women always have tragic endings. As we are normal persons, even we can see the hideousness of humanity that results in their fate of withering, we can at most ask quietly in our hearts: Where have those beautiful flowers gone? Where have they gone?
The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe
It seemed to be such a coincidence that the night after I finished reading The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe, I was to dine in a restaurant distinctly related to the book itself. This restaurant was no other than the famous American-styled “Friday ’s. ” The reason for mentioning this restaurant is quite straightforward to all the gentlemen, ladies and children who have read the novel and enjoyed it, which is the fact that this restaurant was, most likely, named after the American Native in Robinson Crusoe, called Friday. This restaurant offers very exceptional service, for instance when the waitresses are asked to order dishes they kneel rather than stand, which, unlike the other restaurants I have been to, makes it easier for the customers to hear them speak. Moreover, Friday’s friendly services to the customers help them to make better choices when ordering dishes. I remembered when I went to Friday ’s last time; the waitress kindly described the items on the menu with precise details. It turned out that the combo I initially wanted was designed to be shared among a large group, not to be eaten by one person. I think this restaurant shows many commendable features similar to that of Friday. Friday brought emotional warmth to the people around him with his appealing personality. I think it was this personality that affected Crusoe and made him say that he loved Friday when Crusoe didn ’t express love for his parents, brothers, sisters, or even his wife. “When he espied me, he came running to me, laying himself down again upon the ground, with all the possible signs of an humble, thankful disposition, making many antic gestures to show it to let me know how he would serve me as long as he lived.” This was what Friday did after Crusoe had rescued him from the two savages chasing him. It was easy for me to see why Crusoe had loved Friday. After sometime, Crusoe and Friday were to rescue Friday’s father. When Friday reunited with his father, the scene was easy to move anyone: “It would have moved anyone to tears to have seen how Friday kissed him, embraced him, hugged him, cried, laughed, halloed, jumped about, danced,
sung; and then sung and jumped about again, like a distracted creature. It was a good while before I could make him speak to me.” This is my favourite chapter in the whole book. It is hard to see why Friday is an ex-savage when he can have personalities more praiseworthy than many civilized people, viz. Crusoe himself. “When he (Friday went to him (Friday’s father, he would sit down by him, open his breast, and hold his father’s head close to his bosom, half an hour together, to nourish it; then he took his arms and ankles, which were numbed and stiff with the binding, and rubbed them with his hands.” Furthermore, Friday’s expression of loyalty in asking Crusoe to kill him rather than leave him is more heartfelt than anything Crusoe ever says or does.
Crusoe, on the absolute contrary, seems incapable of deep feelings, as shown by his account of leaving his family—he never shows any emotions. After a moving lecture from Robinson’s father about his future, he still decided to follow his own wandering ambition. Careless was he about the wishes of his parents to keep him alive and prosperous, as he was the only child left in the family. When he came back from the island which he had lived on for twenty eight years, he found that it had been too late to tell his parents that he was still alive, but yet again he did not feel sorry for them; he also did not feel sorry for the two people who had to live in misery for nearly thirty years under the allusion all of their sons were dead. He had the same feelings for his wife: when he was married, he said it was “not either to my disadvantage or dissatisfaction”, implying that it was also neither to his advantage nor his satisfaction. Moreover, after his wife died, Robinson did not think of looking after the three children they had, but went back to the island, which he had lived on for twenty-eight years. It was on this trip which Robinson Crusoe revisited “His Island ” as he called it. I feel that Robinson ’s indifference to his family is almost emotionally cruel.
Before had clearly shown the contrast between Crusoe’s and Friday’s personalities, as when Friday, in his joyful reunion with his father, displayed far more emotion toward his family members than Crusoe, whereas Crusoe never mentions missing his family or dreams about the happiness of seeing them again. I think Defore is very successful in introducing Friday as part of the novel, it makes the whole novel seem much more complete and gripping to the reader, as well as proving that Defoe’s ideology of racism is civilized unlike many other Europeans at that time; natives and savages are not worse than others but can perhaps even be more modern and civilized. Those are the reasons of why I like The Life And Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe and Friday.
大学自驾游英文作文【七】
Many people simply regard Pride and Prejudice as a love story, but in my opinion, this book is an illustration of the society at that time. She perfectly reflected the relation between money and marriage at her time and gave the people in her works vivid characters. The characters have their own personalities. Mrs. Bennet is a woman who makes great efforts to marry off her daughters. Mr. Bingley is a friendly young man, but his friend, Mr. Darcy, is a very proud man who seems to always feel superior. Even the five daughters in Bennet family are very different. Jane is simple, innocent and never speaks evil of others. Elizabeth is a clever girl who always has her own opinion. Mary likes reading classic books. (Actually she is a pedant. Kitty doesn’t have her own opinion but likes to follow her sister, Lydia. Lydia is a girl who follows exotic things, handsome man, and is somehow a little profligate. When I read the book, I can always find the same personalities in the society now. That is why I think this book is indeed the representative of the society in Britain in the 18th century.
The family of gentleman in the countryside is Jane Austen’s favourite topic. But this little topic can reflect big problems. It concludes the stratum situation and economic relationships in Britain in her century. You can find these from the very beginning of this book.
The first sentence in this book is impressive. It reads: “It is a truth well known to all the world that an unmarried man in poss ession of a large fortune must be in need of a wife”. The undertone is very clear: the foundation of the marriage at that time is not emotion but possession.
People always think that Austen was an expert at telling love stories. In fact, the marriage in her book is not the result of love, but the result of economic needs. After reading this book, I know the truth is that a poor woman must be in need of a husband, a wealthy man.
I couldn’t forget how eager Mrs. Bennet wants to marry off her daughte rs. If you want to know why she is so crazy about these things, I must mention the situation in Britain at that time. Only the eldest son had the privilege of inheriting his father’s possessions. Younger sons and daughters who are used to luxurious lives have no choice but marry a man or woman in possession of a large fortune to continue their comfortable lives. Thus, we can see that getting married is a way to become wealthier, particularly for women without many possessions. Jane Austen told us that money and possession determined everything, including marriage and love in her century.
In “Pride and Prejudice”, the sister of Mr. Bingley strongly opposed his plan of marrying Jane because the Bennets don’t have many possessions and their social positions are much lower than them. From this, we can see there are a lot of obstacles for a not very rich woman to marry a wealthy husband. The society, the relatives would not allow them to get married.
In modern society, although the marriages of economic needs have decreased rapidly, the concept of “money determines everything” is still rooted in some people’s mind. A lot of parents try hard to interfere their children’s marriages. Education background, possessions, jobs remains the main reason that may influence one’s marriage. Marry for money is still a big problem in our
society. We can’t help thinking: can money determine everything?
Austen left this problem for us to think. The genius of Jane Austen lies in this perfect simplicity, the simplicity that reflects big problems. Although Austen was only 21 when she wrote “Pride and Prejudice”, her sharp observation of social lives makes the style of this book surprisingly mature and lively. The plots in her works are always very natural. The development of the plot is as inevitable as a problem in mathematics. I think the depth of Pride and Prejudice is the reason that makes this book prominent and classic. Today, her book still can be the guide telling us the economic relationships both at her time and in modern time.
