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Notes: Jean Austen thesis; Jane Austen influenced literature by showing young woman how to stand up for themself, to stand up in what they believe in, and how to dealwith what they have.

WEB: "Pride and Prejudice." //Literature Network// 1.1 1. Web. 30 Apr 2010.
 * 1) in this book Elizabeth was soon to be forced into a marriage if her younger sister after her kept on becoming married before her.
 * 2) when it comes to her mother, all she wants is money from the marriages
 * 3) whenever a woman run into or is greeting someone they are required to bow. mostly in front of men.
 * 4) in this time of year (18 century) its wrong for younger sisters to marry before the older ones.
 * 5) the men stay home and do mostly NOTHING
 * 6) The marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth reveals the characteristics that proves what a successful marriage is.
 * 7) the emphasis on men and their social environment rather than in his individual conditions.
 * 8) women cant own property
 * 9) their name depended on their husbands activities.
 * 10) social status depends on them also
 * 11) girls did the cooking and cleaning and all the house work
 * 12) paid to get married (husbands)
 * 13) the elements of marriage and society are distasteful
 * 14) " a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."
 * 15) The main object of Austen’s satire in the novel is the mercenary and the ignorance of the people, a common criticism of the 18th century
 * 16) she is able to convey such a complex message using a simple, yet witty, style.
 * 17) reason also comes together
 * 18) Elizabeth mother is an embarrassment and she cant tell her mother that for its "non-lady like"
 * 19) her mother tells her that if she denies a marring than she will never talk to her again.
 * 20) her father stays in bed or in the office

women rights: gleason, jessica. //Jane Austen and Feminism//. suite101.com, 02 jul 2008. Web. 4 May 2010.  > paper resources: stewart, barbra. "For the Love of Jane, and All Her Creations." //New York Times// 05 nov 1995, weekendPrint. > > austen, henry. "Biographical Notice of the Author." //Jane Austen Centre// 13 dec 1817: 1. Print.
 * 1) back then being married was for a reason not for love
 * 2) in sence and sensibillity she shows that women should hold jobs like men
 * 3) in this time When a man died, his money was actually passed on to the closest living male heir and the women were left penniless
 * 4) mr. darcy is wealthy so Elizabeth seemed to have no chance because of her family.
 * 5) Elizabeth Social standing and wealth are not necessarily advantages in her world to her
 * 6) her parents are known for being a failure because of there daughters lack of judgment and the fact that they want to do what THEY WANT
 * 7) mr darcy's aunt dislikes the fat that Elizabeths lack of music talents
 * 8) Pride and depicts a society in which a woman’s reputation is of the utmost importance
 * 9) A woman is expected to behave in certain ways.
 * 10) when Elizabeth walks to Netherfield and arrives with muddy skirts, Miss Bingley is in total shock
 * 11) The lines of class are strictly shown
 * 12) Austen pokes gentle fun at the snobs in these examples
 * 13) when one of the younger sisters got married and ran away they was told that is was lack of judgment and a disgrace
 * 14) She assumes distinct moral positions and invites the reader to join her
 * 15) Elizabeth was a very intelligent character, but it was not only the smart females that held this sort of strong feminine notion about marrying for love
 * 16) She had views on women and marriage and woman's rights in general and she made that known in her writing
 * 17) Her message was read by millions of women all over England and is read by millions more today
 * 18) without women like Austen, women may have been left in the dust
 * 19) sometime in her novels she writes about how money/wealth/status determined a marriage
 * 20) she did help create the way for modern day feminists
 * 1) a lady's given name was used only by her family and very close friends.
 * 2) completed six novels, all about love and marriage.
 * 3) in her books the language is elegant
 * 4) There's lots of concern about money, and were u are places in her books
 * 5) What interests her is the way that money determines the the classes not how you act
 * 6) in her books she focused on young women and their families and the urge of arranging marriages
 * 7) her books resembled what she saw and went through
 * 8) By the 1940s, Austen had become widely accepted in academia as a great English writer
 * 9) in sense and sensibility she shows how its wrong for men to have all the jobs that pay
 * 10) she wants to prove to the young women, and old as well, that there is a chance to shine, they just need to find that opening
 * 11) Austen could persevere
 * 12) She wrote her novels in secret
 * 13) she has created a world for women that never was truly there
 * 14) she showed women that they CAN have there own life
 * 15) even though that may not happen in some cases women back then read a lot so its a true fairy tail for some
 * 16) her mother disproved of her writing and scolded that she was wasting her time
 * 17) She wrote about the relationships between men and women, the problems of women in her day
 * 18) she took in some criticisms from people around her especially as it affected women
 * 19) Jane Austen would be amazed to see women studying at university
 * 20) Elizabeth in her one novel only wants to marry if she can find 'the very deepest love" even though that may put a threat on her family
 * 1) in the time that she lived an independent life was impossible for a woman
 * 2) she tried to explain through her writing that a real woman is independent, has a career, and wants a man but doesn't need him
 * 3) in one of her novels Elizabeth's parents said that Mr Darcy's money would help, but it doesn't influence Elizabeth to accept him in the first place.
 * 4) a lot of people think she is feminist
 * 5) her mother never approved of her stories but her sister loved them
 * 6) her sister was vary close to Elizabeth because she can relate to all shes trying to prove
 * 7) there was never any good photographs of Austen only rough sketches
 * 8) most novels were based on girls from the 18th century
 * 9) in the novel Pride and Prejudice Elizabeth walks to see her sister at the Darcy's but when she came in she looked a bit messy so their sister was kind of shocked and annoyed
 * 10) a lot of clubs based on women rights named after her
 * 11) even though she wanted women rights she still wanted us to have manners....something we all lack today
 * 12) her words in her novels are strong and independent
 * 13) she didn't like forces marriages if it was for money
 * 14) she shows that in Pride and Prejudice with Elizabeth
 * 15) explained that not every girl needs a man
 * 16) also explained that it was OK for women to deny a proposal
 * 17) back then women only was wearing dresses
 * 18) hair was never down
 * 19) was always standing in the most proper way
 * 20) women did as commanded