Hannah Gethin Contrast and compare the two marriage proposals made to Elizabeth Bennet in the novel: Mr Collins' proposal to Elizabeth and Darcy's proposal to Elizabeth Jane Austen lived in a mercenary world and this is reflected in her novel. In "Pride and Prejudice" no secret is made of the need to marry for money. Jane Austen reflects different types of marriage in her novel. There is mercenary marriage, brought about solely for economic reasons. …showed first 75 words of 4717 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4717 total…for Elizabeth, must mention money. In the society of the time, money and class are such important issues that Darcy cannot let them escape when proposing. Although it is revealed that money is very important when it comes to marriage, it is also apparent that true gentlemen such a Mr Darcy will not befall to snobbery, they can overcome economic situations, because they have the correct moral understand to know that love is most important.