Pride + Predjudice Paper

Question : Why is it that Elizabeth is not caught up with the need to find someone that will be able to support her economically?

Thoughts:
-She likes the thought of being independent
- She has not found the right person yet because she needs to have love.
- She may really want to be with Darcy
-She knows she can do fine on her own

Characters: Darcy, Collins, Elizabeth

-How Elizabeth turns down Collins proposal.
-Unlike Mrs.Bennett who is desperately trying to marry her daughters off so that they can have a stable and nice future.

Collins and Liz: Proposal
Darcy and Liz, how they get along.

OR: The same situation with Jane. She is not interested in Charles Bingelys money, but genuinely loves him for who he is. Same goes with him, he does not care for having to marry someone in his same social class.
- Unlike Darcy, who doesn't want to allow himself to like Elizabeth because of her social class.


Another Question:
Why is is that during this time period, women were assigned a certain role in life, and speaking their mind would be bad?

Ideas
Elizabeth: 

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