"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

"It's a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in a possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife," (1) as the narrator states. Now we must ask ourselves this, is a single woman required to marry a man in possession of a good fortune, or is there more to it than that? In the story, "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, five Bennet sisters experience the importance of having pride, and …

…sister, Georgiana. Jane was left heart broken, but learned from her mistakes. She did not let herself repeat her mistakes, her pride as well as her confidence increased because of this. This new self confidence made Mr. Bingley come running back to her. They end up getting married by the end of the book. The rest of the sisters did not have any pride, they did everything as they were told, and expected to do.