《傲慢与偏见》中,与主人公伊丽莎白追求真爱的婚姻不同,其好友夏洛特选择了没有爱情基础的婚姻,而《红楼梦》中的袭人最终奉王夫人之命嫁给了戏子蒋玉涵,表面看来二人一个是自由选择,一个是不得已而为之,但实际上都是被当时的环境所迫,无法自主决定自己的婚姻。二人表面相悖的初衷实际上最后殊途同归,都是被社会所迫,选择了一条相对理性的婚姻道路。 In Arrogance and Prejudice, unlike her hero, Elizabeth, who pursues true love, his friend Charlotte chose a marriage without a foundation of love. In the Dream of Red Mansions, the wife and the wife eventually married Chiang Yu-han, It seems that the two are free to choose one, one is a last resort, but in fact they are forced by the current environment, unable to decide their own marriage. In fact, the original intention of the two contrary to the surface of the same end, are forced by the community, chose a relatively rational marriage path.