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AUSTEN J., Pride and Prejudice (1813); Emma (1815)
AUSTEN J., Pride and Prejudice (1813); Emma (1815)
AUSTEN J., Pride and Prejudice (1813); Emma (1815)
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Pride and Prejudice Austen-1813 Introduction Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. Mr. Bennet, owner of the Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, has five daughters, but his property is entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wife also lacks an inheritance, so his family faces becoming very poor upon his death. Thus, it is imperative that at least one of the girls marry well to support the others, which is a motivation that drives the plot. Major themes Mariage : The opening line of the novel famously announces: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."[18] This sets marriage as a motif and a problem in the novel. Readers are poised to question whether or not these single men need a wife, or if the need is dictated by the "neighbourhood" families and their daughters who require a "good fortune". Wealth: Money plays a fundamental role in the marriage market, for the young ladies seeking a well-off husband and...
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for men who wish to marry a woman of means. George Wickham tried to elope with Georgiana Darcy, and Colonel Fitzwilliam stated that he will marry someone with wealth. Marrying a woman of a rich family also ensured a linkage to a higher class family, as is visible in the desires of Bingley's sisters to have their brother married to Georgiana Darcy. 1 Class: Austen might be known now for her "romances" but the marriages in her novels engage with economics and class distinction. Pride and Prejudice is hardly the exception. When Darcy proposes to Elizabeth, he cites their economic and social differences as an obstacle his excessive love has had to overcome, though he still anxiously harps on the problems it poses for him within his social circle. 2