Marriage: The Perfect Ending To Pride And Prejudice
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An individual often finds himself in a conflict with the rules of
society. Occasionally, rebelling is the path to happiness. However, usually,
the real path to happiness is through compromise. This is the case in the early
nineteenth century England setting of Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Auste ....
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very good idea of how she views marriage, as well as society. The theme of
marriage is set in the very opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice; "It is a
truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good
fortune, must be in want of a wife" (Austen, 1) As Norman Sherry points out,
this is Austen's way of implying that 'a single man in possession of a good
fortune' is automatically destined to be the object of desire for all unmarried
women. The statement opens th ....
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