Pride and prejudice: Evlilik için rehber

HI ABSTRACT Although criticized for her indifference to the Industrial Revolution or Napoleonic Wars, Austen was a keen observer of her society in terms of relations between man and woman. She reflected her observations in her novels by describing pre-marriage and marriage interaction, as she was aware that in any society matrimony was an institution that best revealed the characteristics of the broad social structure. Austen questioned the marriage types she witnessed: She saw that marriages were either for money or for sex. Thus, neither man nor woman was happy. For Austen, simple love, too, was not a reliable ground on which marriage could be based. To reveal her successful matrimony concept, Austen compares different marriage types in Pride and Prejudice. In her opinion, readers would be able to find the "ideal marriage type" by reading in between the lines. For Austen, the ideal marriage is an agreement between social demands and personal desires, and this makes the union fulfilling andIV respectable. Yet, this respectability does not mean "noble" family title, wealth, or "influential" acquaintances. At this point, by stressing the importance of individuality, Austen challenges the bourgeois viewpoint, which gives priority only to social rank and money. She is aware that equalizing the public and private forces is a difficult task. However, she shows the readers that individuals like Elizabeth and Darcy are able to go through this laborious formation and find happiness in marriage.