“Elizabeth will soon be the wife of Mr. Darcy” (258). Marriage is the fundamental ambition of the main characters in Pride and Prejudice. The entire novel revolves around the pursuit of matrimony; Elizabeth alone has three different suitors. It is fascinating that Austen never married herself, since marriage is such a common theme in her works. She refused offers of marriage, similar to Elizabeth, and was thought to have wanted to marry certain men. Her death at the age of 41 naturally ended any aspiration for Austen to become a married woman; she stayed unmarried, similar to her character Mary Bennet.
"Jane Austen." Books & Literature Classics. Web. 21 Mar. 2010.
Where do your thoughts begin and the source's end? Or is that just a note for the image?
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