From the sociological point of view, both Zhang Ailing and Jane Austen described practical rather than romantic marriage in their works, taking it as a normal pattern of marriage.

• 从社会学角度观察张爱玲与简·斯丁作品中的婚恋描写,会发现作家在自己情感之外,都把实用主义的婚恋当作社会常态而接受下来,因而无论是张爱玲还是奥斯丁,均拒绝了爱情的浪漫性。