In Jane Austen's literary classic, "Pride and Prejudice," Austen attempts to influence the audience into sharing her views on women and the importance of marriage. ... Jane Austen uses Elizabeth Bennet to put forward her perspectives on marrying for love. ... Austen makes Elizabeth a wild spirited girl who is quite commonly guilty of prejudice attitudes and learns from her mistakes. ... During Jane Austen's time, a situation like this wasn't ever considered. ... Jane Austen had intentionally arranged her audience so that they would be influenced to agree with her values and...

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One example is Jane Austen's traditional classic, Pride and Prejudice. ... This is illustrated throughout the works of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich, and Dostoevesky's Notes From the Underground. As mentioned, the portrayal of society's look towards marriage, education, and justice is done thoroughly in Pride and Prejudice. ... Darcy he will not allow Elizabeth's sister, Jane and Mr. ... Whikham, while her sister Jane marries her true love Mr. ...

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In a sense, "Pride and Prejudice" is the story of two courtships - those between Darcy and Elizabeth and Bingley and Jane. ... Of course we can also relate marriage to happiness, and happiness to one's freedom in society; something which is strongly challenged in both "Pride and Prejudice" and Orwell's "1984." ... The difference between the two novels in this instance, then, is that society dictates what people can and can't do and how happy they can be in "Pride and Prejudice" – conventions that just haven't changed. ... Colley se...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate