Thursday, February 2, 2012
Chapter 9
My understanding of money in this time is that individuals took advantage of each other with money. To explain what I mean, the women and their families like to see them better off with man with money. The women have a higher social class to which their husbands rank is. The more money that their husband has the higher in the social spectrum they are. In this time social class meant a lot more than it does today. In this way then, men are able to manipulate the women by showing off their fortunes. The women and men may not be necessarily affectionate to one another. This is how it illustrates that the manipulative art of it all. In my paper I would show an understanding of this, and show how Jane Austen uses this in her book Pride and Prejudice.
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I can definitely agree with the points you made in your post. Women in Jane Austen's books did like to be with men with money. Back then, it was more of a business deal compared to marry someone out of love. To me, the men in Jane's books don't have to manipulate the women with money. The women are already raised like this. It's like going for the highest bread winner. Today, if we see a women completely focused on what a man has in his wallet, she is automatically a gold digger and there for the money. It's like, with time, we had a social 180 degree turn. You used to marry for money and how comfortably you could live, but now, if you are with someone for what they have, then you are look down upon.
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