Because of their power, women were properties that fathers gave to the highest bidder, and these women had to surpass expectations to be chosen. ... Bennet] was beyond the reach of reason, and she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters, in favour of a man whom nobody cared anything about.... Mademoiselle Reisz influences Edna through the entire book, being a single women, living on her own. Reisz is one of the few people who believes Edna is becoming more herself throughout the book. ... These books have many common themes, lik...

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• Grade Level: High School