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    Somehow, Lydia managed to drag me to a lacrosse game. “Come on Lydia, can't we go home? You know I don't like sports.” “Maybe you're not into sports, but you're definitely into Scott.” I placed my hand on her mouth. “Don't talk so loud, they can hear us!” Lydia chuckled. We sat down on a bench, my eyes scanning the field. I found Scott and it looked like he was almost flying across the field. He was amazing. Scott's parents were, before we were born, good friends. We kind of grew up together as…

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    happens. Another example of loyalty is Lydia and Mr.Wickham. No matter how much trouble Lydia got herself into because of Mr.Wickham, she still stays loyal to him. She realizes how much she truly loves him and decides it is best for her to stay with him. “When Elizabeth’s sister Lydia falls prey to the wily Wickham and brings disgrace to the Bennetts…” (Spector 1) This quote shows how Lydia making the decision she makes is hard on the Bennett’s and causes trouble. Lydia even grows apart from…

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    comfort throughout, and by Charlotte 's evident enjoyment of it...” (140). Although Charlotte tries to avoid Mr. Collins her new life is not viewed miserably as readers may think. One marriage couple each and every reader knows that is corrupt is, Lydia and…

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    “treated” them with because she didn’t have money left. These details suggest that Lydia cares more about material items than her own sisters, and reflect upon her selfish and superficial nature. Additionally, Lydia is excessively proud of her marriage to Wickham, an initial scandal patched up by her husband’s greed and her sister’s fortunate connections. While visiting her family for the first time since running away, Lydia expresses her concern over the community’s knowledge of her nuptials,…

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    respectable life and marriage stems from marriage being viewed as the only acceptable option for a lady at this time. In contrast to the lack of physical attraction between Charlotte and Mr.Collins, Lydia and Wickham’s marriage is motivated primarily by lust. From the beginning of the novel, it is evident Lydia holds the same belief as her mother that marriage is the ultimate goal for a young lady. This is seen in her and Kitty’s obsession with the officers. “Their visits to Mrs. Phillips were…

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    Austen’s novel Pride And Prejudice revolved around the theme of marriage and addresses many key issues in society during the 19th century (Lane 2015). Charlotte was one of the characters that decided to marry for security and not for love. Lydia was a young immature girl that wasn’t wise enough to realize that she was fooled around on by a man who was in love with money and girls. Jane was a mature woman that married for love and happiness, and Elizabeth wanted to make her own decisions about…

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    experiences of Lydia and Wickham, Charlotte and Collins, and Elizabeth and Darcy, Austen criticizes marriages based on infatuation, convenience and money, and emphasizes that marriages can only be successful is they are founded on mutual love. Throughout Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen reprimands what she feels are unwise marriages. Specifically through the marriage of Lydia and Wickham, Austen displays that marriage is not meant to be impetuous, born of infatuation and unrestricted passions.…

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    Lydia and Wickham’s marriage which was a total disaster for the Bennett’s reputation that their girl ran away with an officer, Lydia is totally controlled by her bodily desire, she is still young doesn’t know how marriage is like she is probably playing. Lydia’s silly attitude that puts her family in bad situations is compared to be more likely delinquent. Lydia doesn’t know real Wickham and his past which he is always lying about…

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    reasons, not just love. Lydia marries because she’s young and naive; Charlotte marries because she’s worried about not having a home if she doesn’t. Only Jane and Elizabeth marry because they truly love their husbands. In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen shows that the high pressure to get married in the British Regency period often leads to unhappy marriages. Lydia and Mr. Wickham are pressured to get married after eloping, even though Mr. Wickham isn’t interested in Lydia, and Lydia’s family…

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    The parents, George and Lydia are to blame for their own death because they allowed their kids to get too addicted to the technology. In the story, “The Veldt” by Ray Bradbury, the Hadley family lives in a futuristic smart house. In this house there is a virtual reality room called “The Nursery”, this is where the children, Peter and Wendy spend most of their time, and where their addiction to technology blossomed.Finally, the parents decided to limit the kids time in the nursery. The children…

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