Abstract
A Dream of Red Mansions and Pride and Prejudice with the world's reputation for the 18th century to enjoy the literary masterpiece, appearing in the same era but different countries of two works, in character shaping, marriage description, values and other aspects of different descriptions of many similarities, but also reflect their different characteristics. From the author's creative intent point of view, we can have more in-depth understanding of two works. Therefore, this paper compares and analyzes two works by the method of literature research and analysis. By analyzing several factors influencing author's creation, comparing author's different life experiences, social backgrounds, the authors' shaping of the characters and the arrangement of the ending, we can study the author's different creative intentions, so as to understand the intrinsic meaning of the work.
Key words: Compare; Creative intention; Difference; Influence
Contents
Abstract
摘要
Introduction1
Chapter 1Literature Review. .2
Chapter 2Introductions of Two Novels.7
2.1 Brief Introduction of A Dream of Red Mansions.7
2.2 Brief Introduction of Pride and Prejudice.7
Chapter 3Comparison of Two Novels .9
3.1 Comparison of author's life experiences9
3.1.1 Comparison of creative material9
3.1.2 Comparison of emotional tone10
3.2 Comparison of social background of novels..11
3.2.1 Comparison of social significance.11
3.2.2 Comparison of literary value..12
3.3 Comparison of character shaping of novels12
3.3.1 Comparison of main characters..12
3.3.2 Comparison of non-main characters12
3.4 Comparison of the ending of novels..14
3.4.1 Comparison of author's attitude towards reality.14
3.4.2 Comparison of author's ideals and pursuits.15
Conclusion17
Bibliography18
Acknowledgements.20
