Mrs. Bennet's aim in raising her daughters was to marry them off to wealthy men, the mindset of 19th century England. Think about Charlotte Lucas.Do you think Jane Austen is making a social criticism of the Victorian Era's view of marriage?
Jane died (1817) before the Victorian age (1837 - 1901)Do you think Jane Austen is making a social criticism of the Victorian Era's view of marriage?
No I don't think she was making a social criticism, I think that she wrote a story about how things really were...I don't think you would consider is ';social criticism';
Well, yes. The entire novel Lizzy criticizes the idea of marriage and the reasons people chose to get married during that time period.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment