ences from two major social values; Age of Reason and Romanticism. Through her satire, she implied the view of how our moral virtue (class) is more important than the social class that we are belonging to.

The significance of social class grows to be a very important influential factor when it interacts with the main theme marriage in the novel. As mentioned previously in the essay, Mrs. Bennet’s desire to wed her daughters for both social and financial stabilities is the consequence of her anxious need resulting from her middle-class value. The value of only wealth and good statues can guarantee the happy life “If I can see one of my daughters happily settled at Netherfield … and all the others equally well married, I shall have nothing to wish for” (p.11). Darcy’s consciousness of class difference gives him a hard time for courting Elizabeth. In his first proposal to Elizabeth, he points the difficulty for him to “demean” himself to marry Elizabeth. His words undoubtedly offend Elisabeth and the proposal failed (p. 159). This event indicates the view of the author that traditionally, social class is so important that when we want to do something we are always concern about social values and beliefs even if that certain value might not be true and would hurt the feeling of the one we love. When people are too aware of their social class it becomes a barrier to their happiness “There are nature and just. Could you expect me to rejoice in the inferiority of your connections?” (p.159).

In the later chapters, Jane Austen’s value toward the social class is clearly demonstrated by the marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth and the happy ending. Through their marriage, Jane Austen was countering the traditional value of marriage based on suitable social class status. When Lady Catherine asks Elizabeth to avoid the engagement with Darcy because of her belonging to the low social class would disgrace Darcy’s social prestige if those two marry “Do you not consider that a connection with you, must disgrace him in the eye of everybody?” (p. 288). Elisabeth’s refusal to Lady Catherine’s demand is like the message from Jane Austen delivered to the readers of how we should not judge everything on social class or status “And I certainly never shall give it. I am not to be intimidated into anything so wholly unreasonable.” (p. 287). If we are to judge the characters of Lady Catherine and Elizabeth. Socially, Lady Catherine would be viewed as a pleasant person because of her fine fortunes and admirable social status, but according to Jane Austen through out the all novel she tried to point out that our moral class (virtue) is more important than our social class. Therefore, Elisabeth is the character with the honorable virtue and the actual praiseworthily character that we should admire because of her lofty moral class.

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