Pride and Prejudice

Alas! Another novel that transcends its time and has even lived to see many iterations of its story line as it relates to us today. In some ways, people generally think we have come very far from the times of courtship and arranged marriages, but when we look beyond the surface, and beyond what’s directly in front of us, we can really see that we haven’t actually changed very much. At the time, they married for wealth, the married out of necessity, and the emphasis wasn’t necessarily on love. It is no secret, that people today still marry for money, out of necessity, and throw love out the window if they need.  In some cultures, today, the notion of an arranged marriage is still even the norm, and what is expected and practiced.
            In a similar fashion, the idea of class separation is still very much alive and well, and in some ways, will always be, especially when it comes to relationships. Although it is not viewed as negatively anymore, to have a relationship with someone of a lower or higher class than yourself, it just so happens that people generally end up forming relationships with people within their same class. Like Lizzy and Darcy, although at two different poles of the same class, people today often run in circles of similar stature as their own, as well as being involved in the same kinds of activities, thus those are the people they relate to.   The basis of a romantic relationship is generally the idea of sharing a life, and thus celebrities often date celebrities, royals often date royals, millionaires often date other millionaires and the same happens in lower classes, this is because those people can often understand each other and can understand what truly troubles and weighs down their partner because they have lived it.

            

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