I
would like to look further into the possible future of the Bennet women if they
do not get married. As we mentioned in class the other day underneath all of
the seemingly trivial problems in this work is the very real threat that the
Bennet women will lose their home and potentially become homeless if they do
not marry.
Next
we can look at the fact that Jane Austen has pointed out numerous flaws about
members of the upper class being fickle, judgmental, and petty. As a woman how
do you think she would feel about the idea that her heroine has to marry to
avoid homelessness? How do you think she would have felt about this situation
in real life?
Lastly
I want to ask whether people feel Austen wants us to root for Elizabeth and Mr.
Darcy? Is this is another example of her social commentary? Maybe Austen
is pointing out the fact that since women don’t inherit property they are
forced into disastrous marriages. I don’t know exactly how I feel on the topic,
but I do think it is an interesting train of thought and I wonder how this will
look as the story continues.
Alex, I find your question regarding Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy's relationship rather intriguing. I believe that for most of Austen's reader's their support of a marriage between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet is almost unavoidable. Austen does such a great job of making Mr. Darcy seem like a terrible person in the beginning. However, she eventually shows his romantic characteristics in an appealing manner to her reader's. I think that Austen would want her reader's to remember the way Mr. Darcy first perceived Elizabeth--with insulting disinterest. After all, it is only fair to Elizabeth's character that we remember Mr. Darcy's very first feelings upon seeing her, and then remember not to be so harsh in judging her first reaction of anger and rejection in his proposal.
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