Comparing Pride And Prejudice In Mr. Bennet's Husband

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Did you know that there is a big difference between being pride and being prejudice. Did you know that women couldn’t pick their own husbands? How would you like it if you couldn’t pick you own wife or husband?

B. In pride and prejudice Mr. Bennet had to find his daughters a rich husband.

If the Mr. Bennet dies then the only person that can get what he left behind is his son-in-law the daughters can’t get nothing.

The girls had too much pride which made it harder to find them a husband.

C. The topic is about who is pride and who is prejudice and what is the effect in both.

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