"Pride & Prejudice" by Jamie Bennett.

Pride & Prejudice: Chapters 1 - 21 By Jamie Bennett Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice demonstrates that marriage is not always a result of love, but a convenient arrangement. Elizabeth and Jane Bennet strongly believe that one should marry for love, whereas Charlotte Lucas, Mr. Collins and Mrs. Bennet consider marriage to be a thing of practicality. Elizabeth made her views of marriage very clear from early on in the book when discussing Jane and Mr. Bingley's …

…is marriage does not have to be left to chance. If one marries for love, and not wealth, status, security, appearances, connections and/or convenience, happiness is sure to be found. But not necessarily comfort. For the women living in a patriarchal society, such as the one found in Pride and Prejudice, marriage for love is not always practical or possible, and to secure one's future, a woman had to marry for more realistic reasons.