Throughout history women have been looked at as the weaker gender of the two. Males are the breadwinners while females are meant to sit pretty and be entertainment at private get togethers. In the book Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen shows how women have been treated not only in her time period but in ours. She shows that women in society are dehumanized while men are put on a pedestal. Their purpose is for entertaining, for breeding the heirs, and for making the men in their life happy. Women jump through hoops to get men’s attentions in order to to be able to survive in the wretched society that has left them brainwashed and vulnerable.
Throughout the novel there are many instances where women are made out to only have a few roles in society, …show more content…
Mrs. Bennet again is a prime example of the ways women are mistreated and look down upon just because they were born female. A quote from the Jane Austen’s Journal says, “The loss of home and position looms over her and is ultimately humorous only to those who are themselves in a place of security: men” In other words, the fate of her children falls into the hands of the mother who must produce a male heir. He must carry on the legacy of their family and without a son the mother has failed. In society’s eyes she has one job and if she fails then she has taken the security away from her other children. When the father dies they will be left with nothing and its her fault. Of course an outsider who doesn’t have this soul crushing burden on their shoulders has no idea what Mrs. Bennet and the other mothers go through. To have the feeling of failing as not only a wife but as a mother is gut wrenching. A key word in the quote is at the end where it states that men are the only ones in a place of security. Boys growing up don 't worry about making themselves likeable to women in hopes of catching their eye. Instead they breeze through life accepting their fathers money and home and watch the show that countless amount of ladies put on to grab their attention. Women are continuously around them begging to be picked as their next
Throughout the novel there are many instances where women are made out to only have a few roles in society, …show more content…
Mrs. Bennet again is a prime example of the ways women are mistreated and look down upon just because they were born female. A quote from the Jane Austen’s Journal says, “The loss of home and position looms over her and is ultimately humorous only to those who are themselves in a place of security: men” In other words, the fate of her children falls into the hands of the mother who must produce a male heir. He must carry on the legacy of their family and without a son the mother has failed. In society’s eyes she has one job and if she fails then she has taken the security away from her other children. When the father dies they will be left with nothing and its her fault. Of course an outsider who doesn’t have this soul crushing burden on their shoulders has no idea what Mrs. Bennet and the other mothers go through. To have the feeling of failing as not only a wife but as a mother is gut wrenching. A key word in the quote is at the end where it states that men are the only ones in a place of security. Boys growing up don 't worry about making themselves likeable to women in hopes of catching their eye. Instead they breeze through life accepting their fathers money and home and watch the show that countless amount of ladies put on to grab their attention. Women are continuously around them begging to be picked as their next