How do the two authors present the lives of women in the two works, which are almost two hundred years apart? - Jane Austen's "Pride And Prejudice" and Fay Weldon's "Weekend".

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How do the two authors present the lives of women in the two works, which are almost two hundred years apart?

Jane Austen’s “Pride And Prejudice” and Fay Weldon’s “Weekend” are very different in many ways, yet they do have one aspect in common – they are both commenting on society, in particular, women in society.

Both works are written in 3rd person narrative, but both take a narrative angle on the main characters, Elizabeth in “Pride And Prejudice” and Martha in “Weekend”. This is what enables them to take a woman’s point of view on society and so the author’s can use Elizabeth and Martha as their ‘voice’ to comment on society.

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“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife”

Chapter 1, page5

The opening sentence of “Pride And Prejudice” is telling the audience what the novel revolves around. Jane Austen is commenting that in her society everyone believes that marriage is of great importance.  However, the opening lines of “Weekend” are more of an introduction to the characters of the story.

“Martha had everything packed into the car and the three children appropriately dressed and in the back seat, complete with educational games ...

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