A Social and Economical Comparison of the novels "Girl With a Pearl Earring" by Tracy Chevalier and "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

The theme of love and marriage has always been popular in literature. In fact, some of the greatest written works in history, such as Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, have within them themes of love and themes of marriage. This theme is so fashionable that in modern America, and the modern world for that matter, bookshelves are overrun with love and romance novels. However, with the growth of the theme of …

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