The Attitude Towards Marriage and Money in Pride and Prejudice
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Running head: THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS MARRIAGE AND MONEY IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICETHE ATTITUDE TOWARDS MARRIAGE AND MONEY IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Name of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Notes
THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS MARRIAGE AND MONEY IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE1Jane Austen was one of the most prominent female novelists of the nineteenth century,who in her novel Pride and Prejudice charts the fascination of the Victorian society towardsmoney and marriage. These two factors played an interlinked role in the novel as it was commonfor the women of the time to choose their marital partner based on the monetary standing theman had. The novel describers the most powerful and exhilarating extension, which has made astrong foundation of being recognized as one of her best since it was published (Pei et al.). Thenovel shows how owing to the lack of financial independence, most of the Bennet sisters as wellas the women of the Victorian society tried to climb the social ladder with the help of marriagewith wealthy men of the society. The aim of this essay is to highlight that although love andmarriage are significantly important themes in the novel, marriage in the entire novel revolvesaround the concept of money, and most of the characters get involved in romantic relationshipsmostly because of their obsession with money, social status and wealthy lifestyle. The background of Pride and Prejudice is important as it gives an idea about theunderstanding of the Victorian society and their obsession for money in matters of love andmarriage. In the introductory line of the novel, the main theme has been have been said whichstates that it is a universally accepted fact that every wealthy man must possess a wife to sustain(Murphy). The very novel revolves around the concept that is very different from the modern erawhere love holds a pivotal role in marriage. However, the idea was to trade beauty for money. Inthis manner, the plots which appeared to be sentimental ended up being unexpected (Milli,Smitha, and Bamman).
THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS MARRIAGE AND MONEY IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE2The novel breaks down the four kinds of relational unions and the idea of adoration andmarriage in Pride and Prejudice. What can be concluded from the novel is that: the mostimperative figure in the novel is Elizabeth as she is one of the few figures depicted at that timewho is not drawn towards monetary needs in marriage. The optional figures are Mr. and Mrs.Bennet, Darcy, Lydia, Jane and Collins; the unimportant figures are Lady Catherine, Wickhamand Bingley. As explained previously, there are four kinds of marriage in the context of thenovel: Collins and Charlotte's marriage, Lydia and Wickham's marriage, Jane and Mr. Bingley'smarriage, and in addition Darcy and Elizabeth's marriage. In Pride and Prejudice, the initialsegment deals with the marriage of Charlotte and Collins, their marriage is fortunate and hascharacteristic feature of the Victorian era. Charlotte is a girl who dreamt of having a richhusband and which she found in Mr. Collins in spite of him being an epitome of male hierarchy.Elizabeth, being a friend to Charlotte, criticized her marriage to Collins with her witty andintellectual remarks but the circumstances of the novel shows the normalcy of marriage betweena rich man and a wealth-seeking woman. Elizabeth's story is a work of sentimental fiction, yetCharlotte's is a reflection of reality. Despite the fact that Elizabeth can't comprehend Charlotte'spurposes behind wedding to Mr. Collins, she respects Charlotte's sound administration of herfamily unit and her capacity to see as meager of Mr. Collins as would be prudent (Reena).Though Elizabeth's association with Darcy was what Austen's female peruses may dream of,Charlotte's marriage to Mr. Collins was the genuine life they would probably need to confront.Charlotte trusts that similarity of identity involves possibility; however, she perceives that shewants a marriage of monetary benefits and comforts rather than gambling a marriage looking forcamaraderie, as Elizabeth wants. In any case, Elizabeth, the courageous woman of the novel,passes on the chance to make the sheltered match her companion acknowledges, and by holding
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