Hoang Le Quoc Dat. Women's Roles in England at The End of The 18thCentury : Reading Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice. (). Buriram Rajabhat University. Academic and Resource Center. : , 2016.
Women's Roles in England at The End of The 18thCentury : Reading Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice
Abstract:
Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice reflected the English society, especially the destiny of women during Victorian ages. Money used to rule the world, in terms of shaping and labeling people into social classes. As a male-centered society, women were the basis of the family, but they did not have voice or vote. Their options were pretty limited by the rules code imposed by the people. Role of women were really different from the thing we can observe today. In Pride and Prejudice, we can see manytypes of women: single or married, rich or poor. All of them shared the similarities: facing the gender discrimination in life. Moreover, women did not have any options at that time, and the maxim goal or dream that they expected for their lives was to get married, if it is possible with a wealthy man in order to have a comfortable life. Unfortunately, marriage was a market, it was based principally in economical arrange-ments where women did not have chance to decide for themselves.The heroine of the story, Elizabeth Bennet, is the leading character in the innovating process to gain rights for women. With the finest personalities of a young woman, Elizabeth attracts and inspires the readers by her own inner strength in a not-for-woman society. The main purpose of this thesis is to analyze the great orbit created by Elizabeth to other women as well as to examine their miserable role, which helps people think about women situation nowadays. Things have changed positively and show us that there were noble and brave women that wanted a change, and that women after all are strong... they are the basis of the family and the basis of the society. Jane Austen, despite of all the historical events that England was going through, still encourages women to fight and overcome. She proves herself as one of the greatest female writer of all time.