When we were told to read this book, I cannot say that I was excited. From what I thought I knew about the book, I had no interest in picking up a copy and devoting my time to it. I was wrong about what I thought. I thought the book was another one of those love stories where the female lead would be swooning over a womanizing man that didn't deserve her. What I found was that Elizabeth was actually a strong independent woman that didn't allow status to influence her life choices.
Elizabeth is a lot like the women of today. She wants an education. She wants to earn her place in the world. She understands the constraints imposed on her by society, but works to break them. She doesn't fall in love with Darcy's money. She doesn't fall in love with Darcy's social status. She doesn't fall in love with Darcy because of the joy it would bring her mother. She falls for Darcy out of the goodness of his heart, and that makes all of the difference.
Although there are some people even today that chase zeros and dollar signs, I like to believe that the general bulk of society is all for equal partnership and working to support each other in a relationship. Actually, that's one of the first questions asked on a first date, if not before. "Do you have a job?" Followed by "Where do you work." For those that chase zeros and dollar signs they may also throw in "How much do you make?"
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