Why Are We Too Proud To Get Married In The 1800's

In the nineteenth century money did make the world go ‘round, especially for a young woman trying to receive a hand in marriage. For women this obligation to get married off during this time period was really difficult to do unless they were handsome, well educated, and or had money running in their family. And numerous of gentlemen, with the exception of some, were too proud to marry below their social rank. In spite of the fact that everyone in the 1800s were either looking to marry into a wealthy family or marry a man or women with a the same or more worthy title than theirs nobody would only marry because they were in love. People in this time period pre-judged anybody based on any little assumptions made or heard of, however, these opinions were most likely untrue or irrelevant, but many still refused to change their conclusions only because they had a superior title and or they were much wealthier making them have a high sense of pride.
Having these set principles were taught at young age for many, the outcome usually makes one prejudicial.
“Noun: Prejudice- an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason” (Dictionaray.com 1). Having a prejudice attitude can cause a lot of conflicts with others that are not bias or too proud of themselves. For example, many rich gentlemen looked for young eligible gentlemen’s daughters in order to keep a well known title instead of marrying just for love; and in this time period it was acceptable to do so, and nobody knew different. In the novel Pride and Prejudice, the author Jane Austen conveys this idea throughout the duration of her book through the Bennet family of seven: five daughters, a wife, and a gentleman Mr. Bennet. The Bennetts had little money in relation to other families in their social class causing their girls to looked down upon by many
others.