A depiction of Jane Austen’s society in Pride and Prejudice

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to analyse how Jane Austen depicts a fictional society in Pride and Prejudice, in order to explore her position towards this topic, as well as to understand the reasons for her criticism about her society. This article will focus on the study of the different traits that distinguish the fictional society of the novel in an attempt to understand the context of Austen’s work. Pride and Prejudice, generally known as a romance novel, also contains additional themes such as society. With the purpose of explaining the different social traits that can be observed in the novel, scenes, quotations and facts extracted from the narrative will be examined and discussed in order to understand the importance of the social issue within the context of the novel.