Gender Roles in Pride and Prejudice

             Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin is the number one romantic novel in the history of books. In the book Pride and Prejudice, gender is a very noticeable issue for both ladies and men. For girls, they are required to marry at a very young age. The role of a man is to be very charming among the ladies and to be as they call it a very agreeable gentleman. As for the woman they are supposed to use the most proper manners possible.
             Interestingly, gender is a very distinguishable issue for the ladies and gentlemen in this novel. Girls were required to marry at a very young age, compared to nowadays. A woman that can sing, play instruments, sew, draw, and do other artistic activities while still being very modest and agreeable are the women that will be married first. The women hoped to find a rich husband that can care for them for the rest of their years and men have the objective of becoming very wealthy in order to attract such women. The importance of marriage in the lives of Elizabeth and her sisters may be difficult, for readers in 2011 to understand. Young woman now have more freedom than having the choice to marry, live on their own, and also follow the job that they want. In the Nineteenth Century If the women is unmarried, they remain dependent on the relatives and guardians than they receive a small amount of income from their fathers or other relations that may be able to support them. But in Elizabeth's Case, She is extremely dependent on her father as he offers her what she needs but not only her who is dependent on him but also her mothers and her sisters. If Mr. Bennet dies, they would become under the mercy of their relatives as Mr. Gardiner, Mrs. Gardiner, Mr. Philips, Mrs. Philips, and also may be Mr. Collins. Above all, a girl's gender in this book was an important part of their lives.
             In addition, men are suppose be very charming among the ladies. Men were responsible for the economic needs of the famil...

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