Reputation is the opinion of the public towards a person or thing. Its Friday night, obviously, Stacy is going to the party at the Jesuit kid’s house Uptown and she starts to have fun and kisses two boys, Stacy is the new New Orleans “Lady of the Night”. Later, word of this wild party occurrence, makes it to the PTA meeting and Stacy’s parents are known as the parents who raised the “Lady of the Night” and are not invited to the next fundraiser. In relation, in the novel, the youngest of the Bennet sisters, Lydia, lives with Mr. Wickham out of wedlock. Lydia’s actions threatened all of the Bennet sisters’ reputations and would have deemed them all not fit to marry, just because of one sister's actions. Relating this back to Catholic School girls, at the end of the day, God is the only one with final judgement, not a bunch of over privileged girls or characters in a 220 year old novel. In conclusion, reputation is the most critically judged feature of a …show more content…
In Stacy’s case she fell for Jesuit Football’s benchwarmer but her love for him covers that. Obviously, Samantha, Holy Cross’ Starting Quarterback’s girlfriend, is hardcore judging across Tad Gormley Stadium. Stacy loves her benchwarmers genuine heart, while Samantha loves the things her boyfriend buys for her. In the novel, Charlotte Lucas marries Mr. Collins for his accumulated wealth. Thus, proving the point that relationships do not always stem from love, rather money.
Catholic School girls should be required to read this book to show them not to fall in love for money, it is better to be happy in a Honda rather than depressed in an Audi. In conclusion, love is not always the foundation of relationships, as it should be. In summary, the only thing that separates Catholic School girls and the characters in Pride and Prejudice is 220 years, their judgements are based on the same superficial criteria. Characters are often found treating others based on their social standings. Also, young women’s reputations are crucially judged and could put the whole family’s reputation on the line. Last, two people are brought together by money, not the strong emotional connection, love. As proven, all Catholic School girls should be required to read Pride and Prejudice to have an awakening about their superficial, judgmental