Pride And Prejudice Hypocrisy

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The idea of hypocrisy appears several times in the novel mostly in positions where one of the novel's characters has a sarcastic view on some point where he/she neglects that it might be in him/her self. For instance hypocrisy appears when the Bingley's make fun of the Gardners and the Lucas that they have gained their fortunes through trade which reflects low identity when they actually ignore the fact that their fortune has even been gained through trade. Caroline from the Bingleys, is also an example of hypocrisy where she supports her friend Elizabeth as long as it would not harm her plans and then at the closest stop gives her away with a low value letter intentionally. Finally, Pride and Prejudice, is a subject of how marriage acts in a demanding society, a society that demands pride, dignity, wealth and well-being. The novel clearly illustrates the writer's feelings of how marriage should not be in the control of society pressures, wealth and appearances but for the sake of one's love. The novel also clearly shows how women had prejudice towards their low class when …show more content…

The writer illustrates this by showing all kinds of thoughts that appear in marriages according to her view of her age's society. She believed that marriage should not be affected by the way people think or family issues and wealth and that it should be based more on ones need and feelings. She tried to convince readers that one should be married for the sake of love. Jane Austen showed how different ideas of her age's society affected the idea of marriage. Different classes of society during that age had certain ways of thinking when the idea of marriage from another class appears. Such ideas included the differences in reputation, pride, identity and family wealth.

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