1. Money and Marriage
A gentle but witty satire of courtship an marriage, tells the story of how the young ladies choose their husbands. ... In short, there does exist strict hierarchy, which is classified according to the family and tradition from the surface, but the financial income actually. ... A blunt restatement of this sentence would read, " it is an acknowledged truth in our particular society that a single woman without a fortune must need a husband who has one." .It is Mark Shorer who points out that this theme, so apparent in the story line, is reinforced by the very language Jane Austen uses. " The S...
- Word Count: 4276
- Approx Pages: 17
- Grade Level: High School