... land because of this law. (www.encarta.com) Austen satirizes this through her use of the pompous, foolish Mr. Collins. The fact that Mr. Collins, a man who is barely acquainted to the Bennets, can actually take ownership of their land is difficult to comprehend. Austen purposely creates a character that does not deserve the ... exceptions were made to any single class (Smith 58). Austen satirizes this concept when Charlotte Lucas is considered an old maid. Charlotte Lucas was 27, and her relatives were relieved that Charlotte was not dying an old maid. Charlotte Lucas married Mr. Collins...

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... reasons why your book does not top my list of favorites. I understand that you grew up during a time in which dowry's were socially acceptable and old english was the only proper way to talk to be accepted into society. However, had it been written in a present day setting and with current social ... in modern english. I understood the majority of the satire presented throughout the novel, but found no personal humor within it. It's nineteenth century customs and old english prose were both major turn off's for me, but that is just a personal preference of mine. I also thought that the no...

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... in time, women were not given much of a choice with what do to with their lives. They could either teach, although not very respectably, become an old maid, lead a life in prostitution, or get married. Most people decided to get married, because it is the most respectable of the choices, and also ... for the family to obtain greater access in the business world. The first line in the novel states, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife," (Austen 3). This is just foreshadowing that marriage is an immense theme...

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... an important theme in "Pride and Prejudice". It is hinted at tin the ironic opening sentence, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." All Mrs Bennet wants is to find a suitable marriage partner for her five ... daughters, without thinking of what the young men might want. In Mrs Bennet's opinion, the more money a sing man has, the more attractive an option he becomes. However, Jane Austen points out the dangers of marriage when it is not based on equal love. In ... As she appreciates that any real chance of t...

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... for society. She would remain independent with her fortune but her social sphere would remain the same and her social position would change slightly as she grew older, being an old maid does not improve social standing while marriage usually improved a woman's position since women usually married above themselves on the social ladder. Jane Fairfax and Miss Bates are good examples ... Martin, and she is safe, respectable and happy for ever; but if you encourage her to expect to marry greatly, and teach her to be satisfied with nothing less than a man of consequence and large fortune, she...

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... of women in marriage and the fluid social structure associated with overcoming class barriers. Throughout the novel 'Emma', Austen critiques Regency society's expectation for women to be married to a man of equal or higher status and wealth. Prior to the Married Women's Property Act 1870, ownership of wealth belonged entirely to the husband, showing women's dependence on matrimony for monetary ... 's objectification of a male waiter "break me off a piece of that." This is reinforced by Cher's seductive invitation "you want to go swimming?" as she is pursuing a man of her choice. The...

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"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife".(pg.1) The first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is perhaps the most famous opening of all English ... in the narrative parts for some of her sharpest judgments The Meryton Community is glad that Lydia is marrying such a worthless man as Whickham: "... and the good nature wishes for her well doing, which had proceed before from all the spiteful old ladies in Meryton, lost but a little of their spirit in this change of circumstances, because with such a husband,...

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... very likely to do. I will discuss the reasons for the careful choice of a proper husband below. "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" This is the first line in the novel, which clearly shows the connection between money ... and marriage. It lies in the interest of a woman to marry a man with a fortune, or at least some good deal of money. The husband is meant to support his wife, since he is the one with a ... be discussed further down). So, naturally, personal attractions are weighed against financial cons...

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... belongs to you; and with you it would remain, were fate to exile the rest of me from your presence forever." Jane's search for self-realization as an equal of man and an independent individual is one of the strongest exemplifications of Bronte's feminist ideals: "Do you think I can stay to become nothing to you? Do you think I am an automaton ... to her "insanity." "Miss Eyre: and you'll remember, Jane, the first time I, or Rumour, plainly intimated to you that it was my intention to put my old bachelor's neck into the sacred noose, to enter into the holy estate of matrimony--to take Mi...

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... been categorized into their social class as new members of the wealthy class. Social class played a significant role in enabling the people of new money to access what only the old families with positions and title would previously attain. The author exemplifies the divergence between being titled and being rich. The basis of the argument lies on the firmness of one ... title alone after losing the wealth granted him the opportunity of entering any home and societal functions. On the other hand, Mrs. Smith attained her social position by marrying a rich man. After the death of the husba...

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... 't understand why Jane is so savage and rebellious, but she wanted only better treatment and her independent soul couldn't deal with it. However at the time Jane was ten years old, she opposed her evil aunt Reed and she told her what she thought about her despotic upbringing. "I am glad you are no relation of mine. I will never call you ... Mr. Rochester's heart because of her dauntlessness to express her opinion or disagreement. She was such a great personality, it was innate for her to say what she thinks even to a man on another social level. She behaved to him as if they were equal. ...

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... of the book considering her relation to the main characters. She is Margaret Dashwood, sister to Marianne and Elinor. Margaret appears very little in the novel. Margaret is thirteen years old and is described as a good-humored well-disposed girl with much of Marianne's attributes and even less sense (Austen 5). The next family depicted, in not quite as much detail as ... the Dashwoods, is the Ferrars family. The father of Edward Ferrars, Elinor's love, "died a very wealthy man but the whole of his fortune depended on the will of Edward's mother"(Austen 13). Edward or his brother Robert ...

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... " causing his "respect, esteem, and confidence to be vanished for ever; and all his views of domestic happiness to be overthrown." Ironically Wickham's actions, particularly his fondness of 15 year old Lydia Bennet is strikingly similar to that of Mr. Bennets's. Consequently, with his knowledge regarding how Mrs. Bennet "s relationship turned out, the reader is drawn into the story wondering if ... Elizabeth's relationship with Darcy that serves as the "life line" of the novel. Although refusing Mr. Darcy's first proposal Elizabeth eventually realizes that Mr. Darcy is in fact "exactly t...

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... both Emma and her father, moves out to live with Mr Weston. In the absence of this confidante, Emma looks for a new friend and becomes acquainted with the seventeen year old, illegitimate girl Harriet. The characterization of Emma Woodhouse The first chapter of the book introduces the protagonist of the story, Emma Woodhouse, a twenty-one-year ... -old girl. She lives with her father, her mother already died at a very young age. So Emma was raised from the day of her fifth birthday on by a governess, Miss Taylor. ... ...

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... Conception, Virgin Violeta, The Martyr, Magic, Rope, He, Theft, That Tree, The Jilting of Granny Wetherall, Flowering Judas, The Cracked-Looking-Glass, Hacienda, The Leaning Tower and Other Stories, The Old Order, The Source, The Journey, The Witness, The Circus, The Last Leaf, The Fig Tree, The Grave, The Downward Path to Wisdom, A Day's Work, Holiday, and The Leaning Tower. Her ... short novels include: Pale Horse, Pale Rider, Old Mortality and Noon Wine. Porter's only novel was Ship of Fools, which she wrote in 1962. Her essays include: Days Before and Never-Ending Wrong. Katherine P...

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... by the first impression she gets from them. Most of the time she is right. For example her first impression of Mr. Collins was that he was a solemn and awkward man. This turns out to be true and Elizabeth is repulsed by him and rejects his marriage proposal. One time Elizabeth completely misjudges a person's character, and that person is Darcy. Darcy ... misjudged Darcy's character and she calls herself despicable. She becomes aware that she let Darcy's bad manners make her think that he was a detestable man and she let Mr. Wickham's good manners make her think he was an excellent man. ...

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... no very cordial feelings towards him. she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous." Basically Elizabeth realizes that Darcy is simply a man who was to proud to talk to anyone at the assembly or even Dance. After observing Mr. Darcy speak, a prejudice between Elizabeth and Darcy is ... your good opinion, and you have bestowed it most unwillingly." essentially Elizabeth is telling Mr. Darcy off, she wants nothing to do with the man. Elizabeth had two major reasons for rejecting the proposal. The first was her initial prejudice towards Darcy the second was ...

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... 's modern world are solely concerned with attractiveness that they completely disregard the more genuine quality of inner beauty. What can inner beauty truthfully be defined as? The sixty-three-year-old winner of the Ms. Arizona Beauty Contest, Esther Kelter, states that "You don't have to be skinny. You don't have to weigh ninety-nine pounds. You can be yourself and ... ...

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... of times. The sequence went like this: Then a year or so ago I read the book (of course loved it). A month or so ago I ordered this BBC version and also the old 1940 version. I HATED the 1940 version after having been exposed to all the others, including the book. It bears little resemblance to Austen. In it, Mr. Darcy begins to fawn ... ...

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... p157. Austen portrays Darcy's character as being very proud, so they way he expresses his love for Elizabeth seems pure and genuine. A proud man would find hard to express such feelings in that manner. Thus it proves his love for Elizabeth is clear. Elizabeth also shows her love towards Darcy ... of Elizabeth. Charlotte doesn't" need love to make her happy, just that of social security. Charlotte wishes for a stable life. As Mr Collins was a man of connections, a tolerable situation in life, and offering her a comfortable home, Charlotte thought her reasons for marriage were as reasonabl...

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... away from home. When she ventured out with great ambition and a barely-working, cantankerous car, life took a whole different turn. Some woman at the Oklahoma Cherokee nation abandoned three-year-old, American Indian girl Turtle and Taylor, for the first time, met the complication of life. Upon arriving in Tucson, Arizona, Taylor realized she must come to terms with motherhood and ... ...

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... Emma would talk in such a manner. Certainly not Mrs. John Knightltey " a pretty, elegant little woman, of gentle, quit manners- Also the language the characters in Sons and Lovers use, the old English, making them sound almost as people of southern United States. The language and lexis in Emma, again, is very proper and cold even, lacking the vibrant emotion of Sons ... ...

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... such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves." "You mistake me my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least." (Pg. 2) The disparity between Mr. and Mrs. Bennet is ironic, since the novel is about couple's overcoming ... ...

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Transformation is not just an excuse for using someone else's ideas, but a way of repositioning both texts for a wider audience allowing reflection upon the new resonating with the old. The transformation process has repositioned the reception of the original text. The setting shifts from early nineteenth century England to contemporary, affluent American society, encouraging the responder to evaluate how ... ...

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... love is strictly a matter of chance. This is clearly evident from the very first line of the novel: "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" (Austen, 1). Lady Catherine states the fact that happiness in marriage is strictly a ... marriage is a market, and the young women are its merchandise," (Money & Marriage). The first line of the novel is interpreted to mean that a wealthy man either actively pursues a wife based on his knowledge that no one would turn down a wealthy suitor, or attractive women use their beau...

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