An unmarried woman without a substantial amount of savings to rely on upon her father's death, however, risked falling into poverty. ... Mrs Bennet's determination to marry her daughters is a direct result of financial concerns. ... "5 Once an attraction has formed between Bingley and the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Mrs Bennet manipulates the situation and sends Jane to Netherfield on horseback during a storm, hoping she will catch a cold. ...

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• Approx Pages: 22
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Says John to his mother, "We are doing an act; we are playing at being you and father- (89), as if gender roles are performed. John and Wendy's rehearsal of their parents seems like a recurring part of the dynamic of the family, so that Mr Darling's entrance and his petulant demand that his wife fix his tie read like an extension of the role playing: as the children play their parents, so the father plays his child. ...

• Word Count: 7291
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate