Pride & Prejudice: Chapters 1 - 21 By Jamie Bennett Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice demonstrates that marriage is not always a result of love, but a convenient arrangement. Elizabeth and Jane Bennet strongly believe that one should marry for love, whereas Charlotte Lucas, Mr. Collins and Mrs. Bennet consider marriage to be a thing of practicality. Elizabeth made her views of marriage very clear from early on in the book when discussing Jane and Mr. Bingley's …showed first 75 words of 955 total…

…showed last 75 words of 955 total…is marriage does not have to be left to chance. If one marries for love, and not wealth, status, security, appearances, connections and/or convenience, happiness is sure to be found. But not necessarily comfort. For the women living in a patriarchal society, such as the one found in Pride and Prejudice, marriage for love is not always practical or possible, and to secure one's future, a woman had to marry for more realistic reasons.