Pride and Prejudice Essay
Rose Kennedy once stated, “I 've had an exciting time; I married for love and got a little money along with it.” While Rose Kennedy’s marriage was devised for the exclusive aspiration of eternal love, it reaped additional award. The objectives of marriage have evolved throughout the duration of its existence. In the most primitive periods of time, it was a union for the purpose of survival and reproduction. However, as time has advanced, these basic needs have been met. Therefore, the institution of marriage has had the opportunity to evolve in its purpose, inquiry, traditions, and most of all, social ethics. While some may say all adequate societies adhere to this style of thinking, in Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice, …show more content…
While marriage is simply defined as the union of two persons, it is associated with a plethora of additional concepts. In today 's society, marriage is correlated with shopping for an elegant, white dress, dancing at a lively reception and a stunningly designed, delectable cake. However, in the era in which Pride and Prejudice is based, marriage was rather associated and incited by financial stability and social class status. Thus, as the novel begins, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” (Austen, 9). Yet, within the novel the concept of marriage is often accompanied by free and wild cognition. First and foremost, this uncivilized thought process is exemplified by Lydia and Mrs. Bennet in their actions as they pursue suitors for potential husbands. Lydia and her sister Catherine are depicted as uncivilized in their overly flirtatious behavior, as they were infatuated with soldiers. “Lydia, self-willed and careless, would scarcely give them [Jane and Elizabeth] a hearing; they were
Rose Kennedy once stated, “I 've had an exciting time; I married for love and got a little money along with it.” While Rose Kennedy’s marriage was devised for the exclusive aspiration of eternal love, it reaped additional award. The objectives of marriage have evolved throughout the duration of its existence. In the most primitive periods of time, it was a union for the purpose of survival and reproduction. However, as time has advanced, these basic needs have been met. Therefore, the institution of marriage has had the opportunity to evolve in its purpose, inquiry, traditions, and most of all, social ethics. While some may say all adequate societies adhere to this style of thinking, in Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice, …show more content…
While marriage is simply defined as the union of two persons, it is associated with a plethora of additional concepts. In today 's society, marriage is correlated with shopping for an elegant, white dress, dancing at a lively reception and a stunningly designed, delectable cake. However, in the era in which Pride and Prejudice is based, marriage was rather associated and incited by financial stability and social class status. Thus, as the novel begins, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” (Austen, 9). Yet, within the novel the concept of marriage is often accompanied by free and wild cognition. First and foremost, this uncivilized thought process is exemplified by Lydia and Mrs. Bennet in their actions as they pursue suitors for potential husbands. Lydia and her sister Catherine are depicted as uncivilized in their overly flirtatious behavior, as they were infatuated with soldiers. “Lydia, self-willed and careless, would scarcely give them [Jane and Elizabeth] a hearing; they were