In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen the entire novel is designed around a running theme: pride and prejudice. The passage in the novel that best relates this theme is in chapter thirty-four when Darcy is proposing to Elizabeth. This chapter is significant because it is one of the few times where the characters acknowledge that the sole purpose of a person's life is to get a large salary and a high social stature. Throughout the entire novel it seems evident that all the people care about is marrying into a higher social class. And for those who are already wealthy and in a comfortable position in life, it is imperative that they only marry someone who is equal in class or social ranking. This is the case for Darcy and Elizabeth in chapter thirty-four. Darcy knows that by offering his hand in marriage to....

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