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    history, Jane Austen wrote several works of literature in which she subtly criticized societal faults and the world of men. Specifically, the use of satire in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice accurately depicts the attitudes and lives of the landed gentry and the professions that they held. Furthermore, Austen provided readers with the simple truth that not all men are morally suited to their profession. Despite England’s prosperity during The Regency Period, the significance of social class played

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    During the eighteenth century property, most importantly landed property, meant status and power that would compare you to the equal of a noble. With such an importance almost everything that took place in the eighteenth century occurred with property in mind, even if it may not appear so at first glance. Along with landed property, there also were chattel goods another type of property, would come to play a major role in the economy of Britain. Property would become the driving factor in the changes

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    wrote the novel based on the events that occurred around her. Historical conflicts during the construction of the novel are present in the novel itself. While writing Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen was influenced by the war with France, the landed gentry, and marriage and gender roles in her society which caused the plot, characters, and the outcome of the book. The war with France stretched over twenty- two years, and it affected every level of British society. A quarter of a million men were

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    England’s gender and class oppression In the beginning of 19th century many of Englands citizens observed strict social rules and sexual inequality that of which began to appear between the two sexes, male and female. The stream of etiquette books created gender expectations and social standards; young woman should present themselves a certain way that’s socially acceptable. Women's education during Austen’s era was defined by conservative moralists who spoke about specific habits and characteristics

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    Pride and Prejudice A classical, romantic satire set during the Georgian era, Pride and Prejudice, dives deeper than the surface of love and daily life among upper class English citizens. Pride and Prejudice was written by Jane Austen in 1797, and published in 1813. Austen wrote the story based on her own opportunities and experiences as the society she lived in progressed from the Enlightenment to the Romanticism era. Pride and Prejudice is full of rich historical context. As readers, we are able

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    Oscar Wilde lived in an imperfect Victorian society, infamous for a brazen landed gentry that was supposed to be the top of society. Instead, they were the epitome of undeserved wealth. In his comedy of manners, The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde satirizes what it meant to be a Victorian noble. He the travesty of Lady Bracknell as well as a compilation of stock characters, euphemisms, and an almost constant witty repartee to create a comedic lens to establishes a thoughtful laughter with respect

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    does not conform to what is expected of her. All great qualities considered, Lizzy has definite faults, the biggest being her prejudice against the upper class and landed gentry. Her belief that all landed gentry are entitled, spoiled, and undeserving of their inheritance is Jane Austen’s jab towards the preposterousness of landed gentry owning so much land while the rest of Britain lived in unrest. Jane Austen reflects her feelings through Elizabeth quite often, seeing as Lizzy is the wittiest and

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    charity to those who have fallen upon unfortunate circumstances, had spent all his money and mortgaged his land to save his son. This incident doesn’t express social tension as Robin Hood helps a member of the gentry, who is considered to be his superior in terms of fifteenth century landed hierarchy. This shows his fluidity in dealing with and helping people

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    Pack up you class systems in an old kit bag A world of class systems, the aristocracy and working class. a divide so vast people could not see the other side. following some of great minds of the Victorian era actively fighting this status quo notably Charles Dickens and his many books championing the ideas of social change at a time when it was considered dangerous to challenge the predefined views in society about the poor and working class. This world would come to an abrupt end, between screaming

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