Northanger abbey was written by Austin at the end of18th century. In Britain at that time, the level of social class decided people's own destiny, and the level of social class first depended on the ownership of land. Of course, the first place is the nobility, who own a large area of land; Followed by landlords and squires, then lawyers, doctors, priests and so on. (Most families in northanger abbey belong to the latter two categories), even businessmen are only in a secondary position, although they can speculate on real estate as long as they have money. In "northanger abbey", although Admiral Sonny is a rich boy and owns the property left by his ancestors, he is often complacent about the property he owns, in his words (see Chapter 22):
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It doesn't matter what you pay, it's not an end, but work is the most important thing. You see, even my eldest son, Flederick, has his own career, although he may inherit a considerable legacy in this county like any non-public official.
His daughter married a rich and powerful man, which greatly increased his self-esteem. In heaven, when he first called his daughter Eleanor "Viscount", he liked her from the bottom of his heart and accompanied her in the past years. Serving him, obeying and loving her are completely different things. It is also for this reason that he is interested in his son Henry? 9? Sonny was very angry. He wanted to marry Catherine, the daughter of a "poor" family, but at Eleanor's request, he was allowed to go home and live, although he still said, "If he likes, let him be a big fool." Barium is better than tiger? Is color selection more important than Lu Wei? Sword? Huan chop? Darkness? Is the uniform wave shell dark? Playing tricks? The window? Violette. ┲? Hey? Pet-name ruby dazzle yourself? # 12539; What Thorpe made up was inherited by a young man; In other words, this property is open to the public. Whoever is greedy can speculate on land, and as long as he has money, he can buy it. And Catherine is not the daughter of a "poor man". Her dowry is 3,000 pounds (Catherine's father promised her brothers James and Isabella? 9? Miss Thorpe will get married in three years and get a priest position with an annual salary of 400 pounds; At that time, a working family only needed one twentieth of 400 pounds to make a living. Can you see the amount of three thousand pounds dowry? #? k？ Yu? Jurisdiction? Where does it hurt? Hey? Mu Yilong D star lawsuit guanidine? Shan Yao? Wave your arm? Is the material dazzling? What's the matter with you? Hey? Pang xinglu? Is it wrong to be a nephew? Hey? Deng Deng? 6? A boat? Trembling? Refuting kang and falcon's mouth, each saying his own words? Hey? Alcohol? Are you afraid of color? Gu? What happened to a deleted tube locust? Is it harder to invade the liver than to invade it? Is it deleted?
The hero and heroine of northanger abbey finally got married on the last page of the novel: "The church bell rang and everyone laughed." This is the pride and victory of Henry and Catherine; Because Henry is sincere about love:
In such a matter, his anger (that is, the general) will shock Henry, but it will not scare him, because Henry believes that his purpose is just, so he will stick to his own purpose. He felt that he must be responsible for Catherine not only emotionally but also morally. Besides, he believes that the heart that his father ordered him to win now belongs to him. Therefore, withdrawing his acquiescence by despicable means and ordering him to change his mind in a rage for no reason can not shake his loyalty or affect his determination. (Chapter 30)
However, without the guarantee of economic conditions, the general will not agree, and without the general's consent, although Mr. Moran has a good heart, as a priest, he must also adhere to the principle of dealing with people. In this case, he won't encourage their marriage. Henry and Catherine can only miss each other. So, we have to answer the last sentence in Austin's book: Do we advocate parental tyranny or do we advocate that children don't have to obey their parents' orders? There were conditions at that time.
Northanger abbey is a literary novel. In the first chapter, many poems of poets and playwrights are quoted, including two plays by Shakespeare. The fifth and fourteenth chapters of the book also discuss the status of the novel in a lot of space. These are all Gothic (horror) novels that were very popular at that time. The title of "northanger abbey" is similar to that of a Gothic novel, and the second half of the novel is also in the residence of Sonny's family, which used to be a convent. The plot of the novel also deepens step by step as the heroine naively seeks the excitement in real life after reading the Gothic novel. However, Austin's northanger abbey is a realistic work which is completely different from Gothic novels. In the fifth chapter, the author laments that the value of the novel has been underestimated, and points out that:
..... It seems that there is almost a universal desire to weaken the novelist's ability, underestimate the novelist's labor and despise his creative achievements, which only reflect his spirit, intelligence and interest. ..... is just a work that shows the great power of thought, a work that conveys the most thorough understanding of human nature to the world in the most appropriate language, describes the various manifestations of human nature in the most appropriate way, and conveys the most vivid wisdom and humor. Austin spoke highly of English realistic novels since Defoe in the18th century, but made profound criticism on those magazines including the famous spectator:
Articles in this journal often state absurd things, embarrassing characters and topics that the living no longer care about; And language is often so rough that people will not have a good view of the era of tolerating it.
As far as novels are concerned, those Gothic novels have their own defects, that is, they are far from reality. She wrote in chapter 25:
Although all Mrs Radcliffe's works, even those of all her imitators, are fascinating, humanity, at least the humanity shown by the residents of counties in central England, may not be found in these works.
So all the people in northanger abbey are real people, and the heroine Catherine is not a legendary figure. She broke the illusion in real life and understood the truth of life. She spent three months in Bath and northanger abbey, which was more than her 17 years of education. Isabella, her first friend in Bath, is a hypocrite. What she says often doesn't mean what she thinks. The purpose of her approaching Catherine is to talk to James? 9? Moran is engaged. After being engaged to James and getting his father's consent, she married Flederick? 9? Sonny (Captain Sonny) flirts, because Sonny's family is rich, but her goal has not been achieved, so she turns to get back together with James with Catherine's help. Finally, even Catherine, after reading her letter, was disgusted with her behavior, not to mention mending her love with James, because it was not love. The second person who introduced Catherine to the real world was John? 9? 9 Thorpe. This bookworm of Oxford University only pursues the surface of things. He can make up anything and appear arrogant and rich in front of others. The biggest lie is to show that the family he pursues is rich, saying that she is the heiress of fullerton real estate, as if the person he pursues is rich. However, once the pursuit of Catherine failed, she turned to slander her family as a poor family. The consequence of this second lie is that Admiral Sonny kicked Catherine out of the house. Catherine doesn't know these things, but she has never been cheated by Thorpe. This is a very lovely place of her personality. Although Admiral Sonny was born into a noble family, he was actually a stupid man, or John wouldn't have killed him twice? 9? Thorpe was cheated, mainly because he only pursues money, status and real estate, and it is inevitable that what kind of pursuit will make what kind of person. Catherine has always kept him at a distance, and always suspected that he was the murderer of his wife, although she was influenced by too many Gothic novels. This is another lovely feature of Catherine's personality. Because of these cuteness, she won Henry? 9? Sonny's sincere love and his sister Eleanor? 9? Sonny's sincere help.
Mrs Allen is also an interesting person. She is pampered and only cares about clothes, so she is an empty-minded and independent person. In those days in Bath, she cared more about Bath's fashionable clothes than Catherine did. Mrs Moran is another character. Although she can take out McKenzie's Mirror magazine article to comfort Catherine, her views on real life are very limited. Catherine's eldest sister Sarah, although she only heard a few words, is a very smart and clear-headed person. It is conceivable that she is a very insightful girl. As for Henry, it was with his help that Catherine learned a lot from life. There is no need to say more about him here. The characters in Austin's novels are very personal and unforgettable, because we can meet such people around us. This is the charm of Austen's novels.
The language of Austin's works is a model of pure English. This has something to do with her family environment. She has read widely since she was a child, including Henry? 9? 9 Phil? ⒗檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 檠 Hey? Hey? Rod coating? What's the problem? Not good? Yellow? Hey? What about waste target vinegar and peptone? Curtains? sorry Spying? Scandium mechanical capsule? Nettle! Duden > limped back? Are the wheels good? # 12539; Thirny made an interesting comment on women keeping diaries:
Keeping a diary is an interesting habit. Women generally have fluent writing style, and the formation of this fluent writing style is mostly attributed to the good habit of keeping a diary. Everyone admits that writing a pleasant letter is a woman's unique talent. Maybe talent is related, but I'm sure that keeping a diary and practicing writing must have played an important role in the formation of this writing style.
In the fifth chapter, when talking about novels, she pointed out that novels are "works that express the great power of thoughts" and "works that convey the most thorough understanding of human nature to the world with the most appropriate language, make the most appropriate descriptions of various manifestations of human nature, and convey the most vivid wisdom and humor".