How does Jane Austen reveal her world to the reader in the opening of 'Pride and Prejudice'

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How does Jane Austen reveal her world to the reader in the opening of ‘Pride and Prejudice’?

Jane Austen was part of a respectable family with 5 brothers and a sister. She was sent to a boarding school at a young age, this is when she found out that she loved to write. She met a man called Tom Lefroy, but she could not marry him because he just didn’t make enough money.

Jane had a very close relationship with her sister Cassandra. The family moved to Bath and lots of Janes possetions were sold

Jane did not pretend to understand the men.

“he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters”

Later in her life Jane had to decide if she wanted to marry for money. She chose not to, this is quite a main point in the novel as the Bennets are trying to marry their daughters off so that they can get some money.

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“A single man of large fortune – What a fine thing for our girls!”

Mrs Bennet after she heard that a new man had moved into the local area. It seems that she already wants one of her daughters to marry Mr Bingley.

It was very important for women to marry as women did not have an income as they did not have jobs, so they had to marry a man with money.

“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance”

Charlotte says this when talking about Jane getting married, it relates to Jane ...

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