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GCSE essay “Pride and Prejudce”

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Match making in "Pride and Prejudice" English novelist Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice' was published in 1813, although it was initially called 'First Impressions.' Pride and Prejudice is a love story that is both humorous and deeply serious yet still remains an exciting and suspenseful story. The novel does not question or challenge the inferior position allotted to women in early nineteenth-century life. Upper class women could not work and thus are economically dependent upon men. For women, success is defined only in terms of marriage and domestic affairs. In this world marriage is a complex institution; young teenage women are considered 'out' in society (suitable for a husband) after they attend their first dance. For most women, the choice of a husband is the most significant decision they will make. Because few women hold jobs, those who do not marry may live lonely lives. For this reason, Mrs Bennet is...

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