"They had often attempted to explain it before, but it was a subject on which Mrs. Bennet was beyond the reach of reason; and she continued to rail bitterly against the cruelty of settling an estate away from a family of five daughters, in favour of a man whom nobody cared about (46)."
This quote clears up a bit more on how much power a women had in England around the time of the novel. I thought it was quite unfair that an estate that belonged to a father could not be handed down to any of his five daughters and was instead to be given to a man, Mr.Collins. It is unjust that they could not be given the estate just because they were women. This is just one power that women did not possess at that time. There are also other elements such as the marriages that were mostly set up solely because of the fortune that would come out of them. Although I see them as being unfair, they do supply the story very much. They serve as obstacles that the character must overcome. Which means more excitement added on into the story. They help the reader know Elizabeth's frustrations and make them feel caged in, just as she would have felt.
-Lilly
3 comments:
I got a little confused when you said that they supply the story very much, but after reading this post a few times I understood what you ment. I hope:) But I can understand why Mrs. Bennet would be angery, thanks to Tiana's post.Great job.
Oh! You just cleared up alot about that whole estate thing! When I was reading that, I did not understand why they could not inherit their fathers house and now I do! It was because they were girls. Thank you! And GREAT writing!
This cleared up alot for and helped me too. very nice job! I agree with Bria. I was so confused about the estate thing but thanks to your post I see why!
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