British LiteratureMid-Term Essay WritingNov. 2014Name 钟思思No. 3120311082 Class 英语123班Peer EvaluatorPeer Evaluator’s Grading (on 100% basis)Peer Evaluator’s Brief Comment:Teacher’s Grading: ____________Directions: Write an analytical essay in about 600 words on Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice. Your essay should include: (1) a relevant title concerning the theme of your essay; (2) a logical argument to support your thesis statement; (3) a natural conclusion, preferably containing some heart-felt association with your own insightful response.Love Above All-------- Book review of Pride and Prejudice The Pride and Prejudice is a novel which worth everyone cherish it on their bookshelf for a lifetime . That is my first feeling after I finished reading the novel . I was enlightened by the book very much . The author is Jane Austen who was a famous British female novelists. her work mainly focus on the squire family women 's marriage and life, with the female peculiar meticulous observation and lively and interesting words truly depicts her world around the world . However , she is never married .This is a novel about love and marriage . Seemingly , the novel tell the story about Mrs Bennet how married her five daughter off . Actually , what ‘s the novel discussed is marriage values . The book has written with four pairs of young men and women. The author compare and criticism them , and clear expounded her own opinion about love and marriage. Rich arrogant Darcy and Elizabeth with the wise rebellious spirit , gentle Jane and powerful Bingley, and Lydia and Wickham , Charlotte and Collins .As far as my concerned , only the combination of Darcy and Elizabeth is the ideal marriage in the author ‘s heart. They married not for money ,but love.Besides,the other three combination of young man and women represents another three different marriages ,and it strongly contrast to the marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth which based on true love. First of all , there is no doubt that the true love is really exist between Jane and Bingley . The biggest problem block them together is the gap between status .Although they combined at last , actually , I think their marriage life is full of hidden dangers for they both are not decisive , too humble ,and placing no great weight on social standing .Then, Lydia , the youngest of the Bennet sisters and Mrs Bennet ‘s favorite . Lydia is a vain ,empty-headed flirt who has never had to deal whit the consequences of her actions . Thus , a girl such Lydia meet Wickham who appears to be the very gentleman but , in reality , is a liar , hypocrite , and an opportunist , then they eloped and caused such a scandal . That ‘s notsurprising at all . Their marriage was piled up by only substance and interests , which is full of vulgar and frivolous . Such a marriages is fragile .Charlotte is Elizabeth ‘s close friend .She weds Mr.Collins for security , not love . What is make her feel a sense of security in Collin ? On the one hand ,Colin is a pastor , has certain status ; on the other hand ,he is Mr. Bennet's heritage , has a certain level of wealth . She also represented the most people's attitudes about marriage : love is not a necessary, stable family income and social status is the basis of marriage . This is also the most people ' s marital status at that time .Obviously , compare with them , how precious is the marriage of Darcy and Elizabeth . Darcy is very wealthy and a person of great integrity , but his extreme class-consciousness makes him appear vain and proud so that even if he was attracted by Elizabeth ,he is clumsy in expressing his feelings and scorn her crass family . Also for that , and add the Wickham ‘s slander , Elizabeth mistake him . However , the power of love is great . he is gradually change his attitude for Elizabeth , and his efforts to solve the scandal of Lydia ‘s elopement and asking nothing in return moved Elizabeth eventually , and eliminate her mistake to him.Elizabeth fall in love him . Love experienced wind an rain will be more tough .Although there is also class gap between them , Elizabeth is brave to struggle for their love even she face to Darcy ‘ s aunt ‘s humiliation . Darcy and Elizabeth ,they love each other .Their marriage based on true love.From my point of view , through Darcy and Elizabeth , the author, Jane ,want to tell us that when we face marriage ,we should believe love above all . Although the marriage in novel is not about this century, I think it is worth our each person living in the contemporary thought deeply . Nowadays many people always asked which is more important to girls, bread or love ? Why ? Because More and more people are too eager to pursue materialistic life and result ignored their own emotional needs .A lot of them are not happy in their marriage , and their children live in a family without love .Besides it is said that he number of single-parent families is increasing in society . Thus , a marriage without love is not only harmful to oneself, but also irresponsibility to children .Anyway , bread or love ? I chose love , everyone should be also.Because love above all . That ‘ s Darcy an Elizabeth tell us .。