In Austen's day, the only road for mid-class lady's happy life was to marry well. Social relationships and economic mode determined the rule of marriage. In 19 th century, marriage was dominated by material base in English society. They are not some essential ornaments and their significant sense and position can't acquire its deserved illumination in the artistic structures of Austen's novel. Bennet, the good natured, impressionable Mr. These include the complexities of Darcy's personality, the eccentric Mr. In addition, the portraits of the men are no less noteworthy. The panoramic view of female figures in man-dominated world, and the true description of inside-track examination of womankind, attracts eternal attention. In Austen's artistic gallery, the portrayal of women is colorful and glittering. Pride and Prejudice, has been on top of the reading lists of Jane Austen. She acknowledges the importance of noble inheritance and money but her judgement of characters in the novel is not based on social class alone but identifies the class as being directly proportional to social etiquettes and mannerisms of her characters. Jane Austen has been primarily recognized for her satire on social realism in the novel. Jane Austen critiques the social customs and norms of Regency England and is famous for her commentaries on the British landed gentry of Regency England which is evident in her novel 'Pride and Prejudice'. Her novels are often identified as the novel of manners. The social behavior of her characters, the dialogues and social interactions between them in the novel is a reflection of their class. The ambition of her characters at the personal level in finding an ideal man coupled with social aspirations of being acquainted and recognized as the upper class has been projected by Austen through the use of humour, satire, and wit. Her characters belong to the upper and middle class in the novel Pride and Prejudice.
Besides the social turmoil, Jane Austen's focus in the novel is marriage and courtship.
The Industrial Revolution proved to be a blessing in disguise for the middle class especially the traders and merchants who earned a great fortune because of industrialization which in turn stirred their desire to climb the social ladder and mingle with the upper class. She was deeply influenced by the Industrial Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars which impacted the social life of Regency England in the late 18 th and early 19 th century. Jane Austen belonged to an educated family with noble ties. This paper is an insight into Jane Austen's sharp observation and judgement of characters based on social behavior as depicted in Pride and Prejudice.
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