摘要:简·奥斯丁是英国著名女性小说家，而《理智与情感》是她创作的第一部作品。在《理智与情感》中，简·奥斯丁通过刻画两姐妹埃莉诺与玛丽安两个性格完全相反的人物，对比她们的感情经历，从而揭示当时英国女性为寻求经济保障而不顾感情的现象，倡导理性的婚姻观和独立自由的女性主义观。
本论文通过对比分析埃莉诺和玛丽安在面对四个问题上截然不同的态度和表现，体现理智与情感上的对立，肯定理智的重要性。然后探讨影响玛丽安由情感向理智转变的因素，从而再一次强调理智指导行为的做法才是明智的观点。最后根据前两部分的具体分析，透视出简·奥斯丁创作的《理智与情感》的社会意义。
关键词：埃莉诺； 玛丽安； 理智； 情感； 社会意义
Abstract:Sense and Sensibility is the first work of Jane Austen, who is a famous British female novelist. In this novel, Jane Austen depicts the completely opposite characters of the two sisters, Elinor and Marianne, contrasts their experience in relationships, reveals the phenomenon that British women seek the economic security and disregard their feelings, and then advocates rational marriage and female’s independence and free.
This paper tries to make a comparison between sense and sensibility by contrasting and analyzing Elinor and Marianne’s different attitude and performance in face of four problems. Then it explores the factors causing Marianne’s change from sensibility to sense. Finally, based on the previous two parts, this paper perceives the social influence of Jane Austen’ Sense and Sensibility.
Key words：Elinor； Marianne；Sense；Sensibility；Social influence
