In society, money plays a major role. It is a necessity that is needed in order to
survive in the world today. In Pride and Prejudice, it is the one element that determines
one’s whole life and future. Not only is it needed to live, but it determines who you will
marry as well as your social status in society. In this book, it is repeatedly shown that
money plays one of the most important roles in society.
From the very beginning of the book, it is shown that money plays a
major role. Mrs. Bennet hears about Mr. Bingley, a handsome and wealthy man, and
immediately begins to speak to Mr. Bennet about him. She is trying to get her daughters
married to good and wealthy men, since they will not be inheriting money from their
father. She is persistent at this because she wants her daughters to rise in society as well
as live happily and comfortably. “Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large
fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our......
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