1. Unorthodox Heroines and Jane Austen
An unmarried woman without a substantial amount of savings to rely on upon her father's death, however, risked falling into poverty. ... When Collins proposes, she instantly rejects him because she knows that he will not make her happy. ... She likewise refuses Darcy's first proposal because, at that time, she views him as arrogant and proud, and believes him to have not only prevented Jane and Bingley's union, but treated her acquaintance Mr Wickham unjustly. Therefore, he could not make her happy. ... "9 Emma's actions suggest that she could not be acquainted with...
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