english pride and prejudice themes status
- Created by: marthaflorencejones
- Created on: 10-11-19 19:56
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- Pride and Prejudice, Themes, Society, Class
- Definition - a system of ordering society whereby people are divided into sets based on perceived social or economic status.
- Presented as EVERYTHING - The death of your daughter would have been a blessing in comparison of this - the fact that they're reputation has been stained is worse than the death of one of they're daughters
- Elizabeth even finds a way to rebel against peoples class and status - "He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman's daughter; so far we are equal" - shows her strength of character and her morals
- Austen does match up people between the ranks despite Lady Catherine questioning it.
- There is quite a lot of questioning, are Elizabeth and Darcy in the same class. Elizabeth thinks they are, Caroline Bingley and Lady Catherine no so much.
- Presented as something easy to lose - upper class are worried about the new middle class taking theyre place.
- a lot of actions are as a result of people trying to secure their status, Caroline Bingley, Charlotte Lucas. but not Darcy and Elizabeth.
- Presented as something even the best of characters cannot overcome - Darcy - "his sense of her inferiority"
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