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ing out a year or two sooner than they might otherwise have done; and the boys were relieved from their apprehension of Charlotte's dying an old maid." (Austen， 361) The whole family， including Charlotte herself， all excludes the felicity of the would-be Mrs. Collins from their consideration， which was a usual deplorable situation for the female at that time and came in for much criticism of Jane Austen.

3.2 Traditional moralization of women according to Pride and Prejudice

The ideal feudal society is guaranteed by not only the responsibility of the ruling class but the traditional moralization of women. In the novel， virtuous women like Jane， Charlotte and Elizabeth are rewarded generous fortune and happy marriage like Cinderella while immoral Lydia is eventually punished. In doing so， the feudal patriarchal society can be defended and consolidated.

Elizabeth Bennet is Austen's favorite character and is endowed with intelligence and individuality. These qualities are rare in traditional women characters. But it does not mean Elizabeth deviates from the standard of virtuous women. She is rewarded the best for her moral growth and elevated from a daughter of the lower gentry to a Lady. According to the standard of virtuous women， Elizabeth embodies affection， selflessness and sensitiveness. Elizabeth thinks of others over herself. When she hears of Jane's sickness， she runs to Netherfield regardless of bad weather and takes care of her for nearly a week. She dares to disputes with Darcy for his separation of Jane and Bingley. When Lydia's scandal takes place， Elizabeth immediately asks for her uncle's help and endeavors to save Lydia's fame. Nevertheless， Elizabeth has a shortcoming that she is overconfident of her quickness in perception and is ready to make hasty judgments.

Opposite to Elizabeth， Lydia Bennet is a negative woman character that deviates from tradition. She has anarchic passion undisciplined and challenges any convention that restrains the power of female sexuality. "Once this power lacks social direction and control， it turns too easily to withdraw from society， or to irresponsibility and anarchy and it eventually destroys not only herself but others and society (Duckworth 100)". This is the reason why Austen lashes the severest criticism on Lydia's uninhibited self-expression. Lydia is the incarnation of anarchism and immorality. (Tyson， 89) She does not only get herself into notoriety but stain her family fame and reduce opportunities of her other sisters' marriages. According to the system of rewards and punishments， Lydia must be punished-though she marries to Wickham - and she is exiled to the notorious north and lives in poverty.

3.3 A way of living for women: marriage 

Jane Austen was a British realistic novelist. In her lifetime， Britain was at the period of transition from the earlier stage of Capitalism to Capitalist Industrialization. But the society developed rather slowly in the countryside. The aristocratic families and feudal hierarchies still possessed privilege and power. It was very difficult for women of the day to get Education and employment. Young women of the genteel classes could not get money except by marrying for it or inheriting it. Even her family had a large fortune， she could not be the heiress. Few of them became governesses， a kind of servants. (J本论文由英语论文网提供整理，提供论文代写，英语论文代写，代写论文，代写英语论文，代写留学生论文，代写英文论文，留学生论文代写相关核心关键词搜索。