the novel opens with the famous line, "it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.". and ends with two marriages: jane and bingley#39;s, as well as darcy and elizabeth#39;s. both couples are assumed to live happily ever after.

elizabeth (lizzy) bennet is the core of the family. elizabeth is the second of mr. and mrs. bennet#39;s five daughters, and is an intelligent, bold, attractive twenty-year-old when the story begins. in addition to being her father#39;s favourite, elizabeth is characterized as a sensible, yet stubborn, woman. misled by his cold outward behaviour, elizabeth originally holds mr. darcy in contempt. however, she finds that mr. darcy improves on acquaintance, more so than she would expect.

fitzwilliam darcy (commonly known as mr. darcy) is the central male character and elizabeth#39;s second love interest in the novel. he is an intelligent, wealthy, extremely handsome and reserved 28-year-old man, who often appears haughty or proud to strangers but possesses an honest and kind nature underneath. initially, he considers elizabeth his social inferior, unworthy of his attention, but he finds that, despite his inclinations, he cannot deny his feelings for elizabeth. his initial proposal of marriage is rejected because of his pride and elizabeth#39;s prejudice against him; however, at the end of the novel, after their relationship has blossomed, he is happily engaged to a loving elizabeth.

role of women in the 18th century

in late-18th-century england, women were relegated to secondary roles in society with respect to property and social responsibilities. for example, women were not permitted to visit new arrivals to the neighbourhood (such as mr. bingley in pride and prejudice) until the male head of their household had first done so. women were under enormous pressure to marry for the purpose of securing their financial futures and making valuable social connections for their families. therefore, marriage, though romanticised, was in many ways a financial transaction and social alliance rather than a matter of love. although jane austen did not condone loveless marriages (she stayed single all her life), she did approve of matches having equality in various respects, including wealth, social status, love and character. in pride and prejudice, wealth, social status, chastity (and the perception of chastity) and physical attractiveness are depicted as factors affecting a woman#39;s chances for a good m

书的英文读后感篇2

jane eyre， is a poor but aspiring， small in body but huge in soul， obscure but self-respecting girl. after we close the covers of the book， after having a long journey of the spirit， jane eyre， a marvelous figure， has left us so much to recall and to think:

we remember her goodness: for someone who lost arms and blinded in eyes， for someone who despised her for her ordinariness， and even for someone who had hurt her deeply in the past.

we remember her pursuit of justice. it’s like a panion with the goodness. but still， a virtuous person should promote the goodness on one side and must check the badness on the other side.

we remember her self-respect and the clear situation on equality. in her opinion， everyone is the same at the god’s feet. though there are differences in status、in property and also in appearance， but all the human being are equal in personality.

we also remember her striving for life， her toughness and her confidence…

when we think of this girl， what she gave us was not a pretty face or a transcendent temperament that make us admire deeply， but a huge charm of her personality.

书的英文读后感篇3

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.” (by forrest gump’s mother, in the film “forrest gump”)

书的英文读后感篇4

miss austen never attempts to describe a scene or a class of society with which she was not herself thoroughly acquainted. the conversations of ladies with ladies, or of ladies and gentlemen together, are given, but no instance occurs of a scene in which men only are present. the uniform quality of her work is one most remarkable point to be observed in it. let a volume be opened at any place: there is the same good english, the same refined style, the same simplicity and truth. there is never any deviation into the unnatural or exaggerated; and how worthy of all love and respect is the finely disciplined genius which rejects the forcible but transient modes of stimulating interest which can so easily be employed when desired, and which knows how to trust to the never-failing principles of human nature! this very trust has sometimes been made an objection to miss austen, and she has been accused of writing dull stories about ordinary people. but her supposed ordinary people are really not such very ordinary people. let anyone who is inclined to criticise on this score endeavor to construct one character from among the ordinary people of his own acquaintance that shall be capable of interesting any reader for ten minutes. it will then be found how great has been the discrimination of miss austen in the selection of her characters, and how skillful is her treatment in the management of them. it is true that the events are for the most part those of daily life, and the feelings are those connected with the usual joys and griefs of familiar existence; but these are the very events and feelings upon which the happiness or misery of most of us depends; and the field which embraces them, to the exclusion of the wonderful, the sentimental, and the historical, is surely large enough, as it certainly admits of the most profitable cultivation.

in the end, too, the novel of daily real life is that of which we are least apt to weary: a round of fancy balls would tire the most vigorous admirers of variety in costume, and the return to plain clothes would be hailed with greater delight than their occasional relinquishment ever gives. miss austen's personages are always in plain clothes, but no two suits are alike: all are worn with their appropriate differen as we should expect from such a life, jane austen's view of the world is genial, kindly, and, we repeat, free from anything like cynicism. it is that of a clear-sighted and somewhat satirical onlooker, loving what deserves love, and amusing herself with the foibles, the self-deceptions, the affectations of humanity. refined almost to fastidiousness, she is hard upon vulgarity; not, however, on good-natured vulgarity, such as that of mrs. jennings in "sense and sensibility," but on vulgarity like that of miss steele, in the same novel, combined at once with effrontery and with meanness of soul.

书的英文读后感篇5

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 mon 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 ing 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.” （by forrest gump's mother， in the film “forrest gump”）

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.

life is ceaselessly changing， but our living principles remain. firmly persisting for the rights of being independent gives us enough confidence and courage， which is like the beacon over the capriccioso sea of life. in the world of the film， we have found the stories of ourselves， which makes us so concerned about the fate of the dramatis personae.

in this era of rapid social and technological change leading to increasing life plexity and psychological displacement， both physical and mental effects on us call for a balance. we are likely to find ourselves bogged down in the sargasso sea of information overload and living unconsciousness. it's our spirit that makes the life meaningful.

heart is the engine of body， brain is the resource of thought， and great films are the mirrors of life. indubitably， “jane eyer” is one of them.

书的英文读后感篇6

this book narrated young artist walter responds to a call for recruits to the fairly family belongings tutor.the moonlit night meets on the way the white clothing woman who runs away from the insane asylum.woll unique two students:one is master fairly eldest brother philip's daughter laura,another is laura with mother different father's elder sister marianne.marianne confirmed that the white clothing woman is anne · triumphant chinese zither ricker.walter has fallen in love with laura,but before laura's father just before the end,her xu gei percivall · standard lyde from the baron,by now the white clothing woman suddenly presented attempts to prevent standard lyde to marry laura,but has not succeeded,walter departs low-spirited.after marriage percivall reveals one's true colors,the belt compels laura to hand over the entire fortune the right of disposal.by now the white clothing woman appeared once more must expose percivall's fatal secret,but because by laura's uncle the fox branch count was discovered that runs away.the count plans for percivall fishes for laura's property.they have made the fraud which laura dies,but receives anne who frightens dies to treat as laura to bury,anaesthetized the evacuation laura to enter the insane asylum,the one who claimed falsely runs away was anne.marianne has rescued laura from the insane asylum,but because laura loses the memory to be unable to prove that the status falls into the difficult position.this time,walter returns to homeland,to be determined for the laura snow wonderful injustice.

gets the facts straight finally after the difficult investigation the truth,restored laura's legitimate successor status.in the percivall fire on the scene got killed,the fox branch is assassinated.woll and laura unified.

书的英文读后感篇7

pride and prejudice was written by jane austen.the author was born in 1775 in hampshireand passed away in 1817 at the age of fourty-three. it was first published in1813 and has been one of the greatest novels ever since then.it has been translated into numbers of languages and several movies have been made based on the original novel.

wit tells of a love stor between elizabeth and darcy as well as elizabeth’s sister. it consists of 42 chapters in all. mr. darcy is the hero who is rich and proud. elizabeth is the second daughter while jane is the first daughter

weverything starts with bingley’s arrival. when mrs.bennet hear bingley has bought a house near her home .the mother of four daughters is so happy and conceived that one of her daughters will beome his wife. fortunately, bingley and jane met at an evening dancing party and they soon fell in love with each other. however,darcy, bingley’s best friend , was also attracted byelizabeth’fascination but darcy rudeness and pride toward elizabethe greatly annoyed her and her impression for darcy was even worsened by wickham, a military officer she met who claimed to have grown up with darcy. what was worse bingley’s two sisters deliberately separated bingley and jane.

wand elizabether turned dowm the marriage proposal from her cousin, collins, who will inherit all the properties when her father died. when darcy sent elizabeth a letter to tell the truth and reveal the wicked wickham rumours about him.

welizabeth changed her thoughts and finally found herself deeply in love with him. when she visited her uncle and aunt in northern england, she encountered darcy found him to be almost perfect, gentle and no longer proud any more,they eventually married and also brought bingley and jane altogher.

wjust like darcy propose marriage to elizabeth in spite of her scarcity of property and social status, but is rejected by elizabeth for his pride and weaknesses.as long as either side’s pride existed ， no love can be seeked. and eiter side should try to find the other’s virtues and variations towards a good will.in the novel ,when elizabeth found darcy is no longer proud she finally engaged with him and lived a happy marriage.

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