It lies in the interest of a woman to marry a man with a fortune, or at least some good deal of money. The husband is meant to support his wife, since he is the one with a profession and she is not (something that will be discussed further down). So, naturally, personal attractions are weighed against financial considerations. This is why Mrs. Gardiner does not think Wickham a very prudent man for Elizabeth; because of his want of fortune. Or as Jane says when she hears of Lydia's elopement with Wickham: "So imprudent a match on both sides!.my father can give her nothing". Since money is so important, Wickham tries to elope with Georgiana Darcy only because of her fortune of £30,000 since the property of a woman automatically becomes the property of the husband in the marriage. .
Marriage was therefore a great security for a happy life since there was nothing like the social security, old age pensions or health insurances we are provided with today. .
"If you go on refusing every offer of marriage, you will never get a husband -- and I am sure I do not know who is to maintain you when your father is dead." .
The sentence above is the quoting of Mrs. Bennet to Elizabeth after the refusal of Mr. Collins proposal. The statement reflects the situation for women in the novel and during this period. No professions (politics, university-related etc.) were open for women of the genteel classes, so independence on the woman's hand almost never occurred. The only "profession" available was that of being a governess, which meant educating the daughters of a family, but this was a job with low working conditions and lowly paid. Therefore women had to marry their life into money, happiness and a secured future (if they did not by chance happened to inherit a large sum of money.) As Charlotte Lucas thoughts before accepting the proposal of Mr. Collins are pictured in the novel: .
"Without thinking highly either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want.
The title of pride and predjudice, by Jane Austen,can be interpreted as a theme running through the movie. Pride, is very common. ... Pride and or vanity is displayed in different forms by each character. ... We can see an example of pride in Mary Bennet. ... His pride is very obvious. ...
Pride and Prejudice Pride and Prejudice has a unique meaning that gives the final touch to the theme of the novel. ... Each character then breaks away to find pride. ... Elizabeth finds pride in herself by dealing with Mr. ... The actions of the characters reflect their own pride and prejudice toward each other. ... But in the end, they both let down their pride when Elizabeth finds out that Mr. ...
Her most understandable influence was in Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility ("Jane Austen-, British authors of the nineteenth century). ... All of these things were dreams of hers, which she gave to her character Elizabeth Bennet in her novel Pride and Predjudice. ... She enjoyed to dance and meet new people, as did her characters in Pride and Prejudice. ... Her last home was Chawton Cottage where she got the manuscripts of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice ready for publication. ...
A true Anarchist: The Life of Emma Goldman Introduction To explain how Anarchism influenced everyday life for Jews in Amerika and especially the citizens of New York's Lower East Side, the ideas and visions of Anarchism's leaders must be thoroughly analyzed. To this end I would like to out...
