Pride and Prejudice
"It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in a want of a wife." This is the first sentence in a book called, "Pride and Prejudice" by a very talented English female author Jane Austen. Then the author writes, "this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters." This is very disturbing to me. In today's society this view still exists. And now it is portrayed even more with television shows like, "Who Wants To Marry a Millionaire." In this television shows women are competing with each other, in order to appeal better to a man who is a millionaire. In my opinion, this show illustrates that the sole purpose of these women getting married is because a man is very well of financially. On the contrary, this can also be said about man who feels that he has all rights to a woman because of his higher social standing. It is unfair that a person of a certain social class should be targeted and then treated as a rightful property, weather they are rich or poor. This practice damages both parties, it leaves a negative stereotype, and it makes a person an unemotional object.
In today's society this does not happen that often. The reason for that was that women where not allowed to do anything. Darcy had to be so careful of his behavior with women. He tried to protect himself from women who only cared about financial security. "Your portion is unhappily so small that it will in all likelihood undo the effects of your loveliness and amiable qualifications," said Mr. This wall helps prevent the trespassing from the "intruders of the heart. This is why women tried to find husbands in the highest social class they could. In my opinion he had to build a psychological wall around himself to prevent this stereotypical women from getting close to him. This is damaging to the husband and wife. Love is one of the most important things that a person should search for in a partner, with whom he or she will spend their life. He knows that with his looks he cannot get a woman from his own social standing, so he looks to a lower financially standing woman. I think that women should have tried to look for husbands that are closer to their social class.
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