Money and Marriage in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

Abstract

This research aims at finding out (1) Austen’s view about marriage in Pride and Prejudice (2) Jane Austen and the Female condition in the eighteenth century of England through the novel (3) the relationship between marriage and money in "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen. This research is descriptive research that implies library research by collecting the library materials like taking notes frombooks, internet, dictionary and other documents which are related to the topic. The data of this research is the primary data i.e. Pride and Prejudice novel and the secondary data, i.e., the references that are related to the topic. The data was analyzed by using a structuralismgenetic method. This analyzed the literary works fromintrinsic and extrinsic elements of the work. The result of this research indicated about (1) Austen’s view about marriage in "Pride and Prejudice" they are marriage for economical reason, marriage between upper and middle class, marriage for real love, (2) Jane Austen and the female condition in the eighteenth century of England through the novel, they are (a) The importance of marriage for women (b) financial pressure to Marry (c) Restriction placed on women. (3) The relationship between marriage and money.