Topic > Marriage Stereotypes in Jane's Pride and Prejudice...

Mrs. Bennet believes marriage is the only hope for his daughters. She fears that when her husband dies, her daughters will be abandoned when Mr. Collins takes possession of them. She will be the heir to all their assets since ownership is passed down only through the male line. in town, Mr. Bingley. "OH! single, my dear, of course women lose almost all their income when their father dies. At the beginning of the novel, Mrs. Bennet tells Mr. Bennet about someone new who has just moved in. “A single man of great fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a beautiful thing for our girls!” (Jane Austen7) Mrs. Bennet wants her husband to introduce her daughters so that one of them can marry Mr. Bingley is it possible that time in society, it was more important to marry someone who had money rather than marrying someone for love, “Marriage as a personal relationship and a social institution. Austen believes that one should marry for love, for personal satisfaction and for respect for the human qualities of one's partner.