Ch.8 Companion

In this chapter of The Cambridge Companion, they spoke about social class and power.  They described how having a higher social class will gain you more power in Pride and Prejudice.  There is even social class difference in this novel between siblings, which I learned from reading chapter eight.  I also learned that Jane Austen was a sucker when it came to a Cinderella style of writing. She was very advocate when it came to the man and woman living happily ever after.  However, Elizabeth's decline to Mr. Darcy's proposal sets this writing style for a different path. After reading this chapter I am beginning to understand more about Jane Austen's writing, which is making it easier for me to understand the novel Pride and Prejudice.