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    In today’s society, young girls have been taught to believe in their perfect Cinderella wedding where they will marry their Prince Charming in a beautiful dress and eventually live happily ever after. The film industry portrays marriage as picture perfect, in which every girl has their dream wedding and true love always finds its way. Contrary to the media’s view, marriage was not always a fairy-tale because women had the responsibility to help provide for their family. During the English Regency

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    period with parody and drama to accentuate the overall basic plot of the story. The title of the novel is also an allusion that reflects and supports the running theme which is pride and prejudice. The story centers on an unlikely pair, Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet; both whom endure many challenges before coming together. Jane Austen dramatized the theme of pride and prejudice through the plot and the two main characters to portray how woman’s status in society and social ranking play an

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    The chapter begins with the explanations about how Mr. Bennet wishes he had set aside some of his income for his wife and children, but he did not because he expected to have a son. This way, Lydia would not have to rely on her uncle to pay for her wedding. In addition, Mr. Bennet wishes to find out how much Mr. Gardiner paid so he can repay him as soon as possible. Mr. Bennet then writes to Mr. Gardiner agreeing to the terms he laid down earlier and thanking him for the help with Lydia’s marriage

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    to find a husband and marry well. Mrs. Bennet’s continual stress to find husbands for her daughters shows the importance of marrying and more importantly, marrying well. After Elizabeth turns down Mr. Collins’ listless offer, Mrs. Bennet wails to Elizabeth saying, “‘But I tell you what, Miss Lizzy, if you take it into your head to go on refusing every offer of marriage in this way, you will never get a husband at all,’” (Austen, 78). While it is hard to justify Mrs. Bennet’s often overblown and melodramatic

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    prosperity. For the protagonists, Elizabeth and Darcy, one of the major barriers they need to overcome is the novel’s original title; First Impressions. Elizabeth’s judgments about the other characters’ dispositions that she associates herself with have a major contribution to the progression of the circumstances that take place over the course of events throughout the novel. The origin of these first impressions begins at the ball when Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley initially meet the other characters.

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    pure temperament of Jane. Fitzwilliam Darcy and Charles Bingley are also relevant examples of the ways in which women were expected to achieve unrealistic standards; while Mr. Darcy condemns those who do not fit into society, Mr. Bingley finds their character to be more significant as seen through his friendly temperament that he expresses to everyone he encounters. Austen also creates several characters that fit into various social stereotypes such as Mrs. Bennet, Caroline Bingley, Lady Catherine

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    A Genuineness in Humans

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    Elizabeth puts up a front to protect herself from Darcy whom she believes is inferior, a man of sense and education who has lived in the world, and is ill qualified to recommend himself to strangers (Morgan 56). Elizabeth's mistake of impertinence toward Darcy is forgiven. “Elizabeth's mistakes are not based on a rejection of society even though it is quite true that they are related to her sense of personal

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    Europe was transforming under the influence of Napoleon. Pride and Justice is a novel which shows a young wealthy man, Charles Bingley, who purchases property in a village. This action results in the community being emotional shocked but for a lady, Mrs Bennet, this is the golden opportunity to marry one of her daughters. We can see that already the plot is affected from what was occurring at the time as Jane Austen used Napoleon's changes in his novel. For example From this book I can state that

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    Gavin Cox Mrs. Schroder English 4 2-16-17 Marriages in Pride and Prejudice In the book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, the author begins the novel with a quote about marriage. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife”. (p.1) Austen alludes to the fact that in 18th century England, once a man has become wealthy, it is the natural progression for him to seek out a wife. Likewise, women were aware of the fact that men

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    Elizabeth Bennet Satire

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    After an awkward proposal, Elizabeth finds an extremely wealthy man, Mr. Darcy, who she shows hatred for, but then falls in love with him in the end. In Pride and Prejudice, Austen creates a satirical novel by exaggerating the qualities of some of her stereotypical characters to welcome the reader’s ridicule of them thereby exposing

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