1. Happiness and Conflict in Literature
In a sense, "Pride and Prejudice" is the story of two courtships - those between Darcy and Elizabeth and Bingley and Jane. ... " and this quote does much to outline the changing conceptions of family and partnership that are central to Austen's text. ... Austen suggests that most females were like Charlotte Lucas who could not think beyond fortune and social status of a potential husband or like Jane who let the potential husband dictate the status of their relationship, this is a restriction on personal happiness by the shackles of society. If a female of that time were l...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate