Love and Money/power
at this time, women prioritized money over true love-let wealth/power shape a marriage
Mrs. Bennet- cares much more about her daughters' marriage shaped by money, not actual love; she even says there would be a "comfort" in death as long as they are in persuit of marrying Charles-rich; she will do anything to see one of them marry Charles because he is powerful
Power=high status; women wanted to marry someone of high status-want power and social status that comes witht he man
Mrs. Bennet-character that cares most about this
Austen uses satire to illustrate how characters like Mrs. Bennet only want money, not love, and she hides her real view that it is a messed up social view and structure
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