A Comparative Study of the Traditional Views of Marriage in China and the West—Take a Dream of Red Mansions and Pride and Prejudice as Examples

The thesis makes a comparative study of the traditional views of marriage in China and the West with A Dream of Red Mansions and Pride and Prejudice as examples. Based on the concept of the right match and unequal status of husband and wife in marriage, this paper analyzes the similarities in the two views of marriage. Based on different degrees of freedom in choosing a spouse, different criteria for choosing a spouse, and different purposes of marriage, this paper mainly discusses the differences between the two views of marriage by exploring the deep reasons for the differences in terms of the life experiences of the authors, breadths and depths of the novels, and marriage system. This paper aims to help readers have a right view of marriage and gain happiness after understanding the traditional views of marriage in China and the West.