Women’s Roles in England at The End of The 18th Century : Reading Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice
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Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice reflected the English society, especially
the destiny of women during Victorian ages. Money used to rule the world, in terms
of shapingand labeling peopleintosocialclasses. Asa male-centered society, women
were the basis of the family, but they did not have voice or vote. Their options were
pretty limited by the rules code imposed by the people. Role of women were really
different fromthething wecanobservetoday. InPrideand Prejudice, wecanseemany
types of women: single or married, rich or poor. All of them shared the similarities:
facing the gender discrimination in life. Moreover, women did not have any options
at that time, and the maxim goal or dream that they expected for their lives was to
get married, if it is possible with a wealthy man in order to have a comfortable life.
Unfortunately, marriage was a market, it was based principally ineconomical arrangements where women did not have chance to decide for themselves.
The heroine of the story, Elizabeth Bennet, is the leading character in the
innovating process to gain rights for women. With the finest personalities of a young
woman, Elizabeth attracts and inspires the readers by her own inner strength in a
not-for-woman society. The main purpose of this thesis is to analyze the great orbit
created byElizabethtoother womenas wellas toexaminetheirmiserablerole, which
helps peoplethink about womensituationnowadays.Thingshavechanged positively
and show us that there were noble and brave women that wanted a change, and
that women after all are strong… they are the basis of the family and the basis of
the society. Jane Austen, despite of all the historical events that England was going
through, still encourages womentofight and overcome. She provesherself asoneof
the greatest female writer of all time.
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- ต้นฉบับที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิชาการ มหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏบุรีรัมย์ สาขามนุษยศาสตร์และสังคมศาสตร์ ถือเป็นกรรมสิทธิ์ของมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏบุรีรัมย์ ห้ามนำข้อความทั้งหมดหรือบางส่วนไปพิมพ์ซ้ำเว้นเสียแต่ว่าจะได้รับอนุญาตจากมหาวิทยาลัยฯ เป็นลายลักษณ์อักษร
- เนื้อหาต้นฉบับที่ปรากฏในวารสารเป็นความรับผิดชอบของผู้เขียน ทั้งนี้ไม่รวมความผิดพลาด อันเกิดจากเทคนิคการพิมพ์
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