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Review of Pride and Prejudice Thesis: Both in the west and in China, Pride and Prejudice has got great attention. Marriage does not mean the act of uncontrolled passion but a complex engagement between the marrying couple and society. Topic Outline I. Introduction II. The analysis of Elizabeth’s character III . Conclusion Abstract Jane Austen was one of the distinguished realistic novelists in the nineteenth- century-English literature．Pride and Prejudice is a world wide popular novel published in 1813．Austen set the story in the first decade of the nineteenth century．At that time，marriage was the only way for women to gain social status and recognitionThe author of the present thesis will analyze the five marriage patterns from the perspective of sociohistorical literary criticism to explore the important role that money and love plays in marriage. It can be seen clearly that Austen fully expresses her original views on marriage：property, social status and love are three indispensable elements in a marriage．It is wrong to marry for money，but it is unwise to marry without moneyAusten’s views on marriage emphasize love and economic condition, but love plays the significant role，which is the predominant aspect at Austen’s time. T Key words: Pride and Prejudice money value orientation marriage view I. Introduction After reading this book，I searched the Internet and found something about the author Jane Austen. Her novels were witty, warm and ironic portraits of the privileged classes of 18th- and 19th-century England. Her best-known works are Emma (1815), Pride and Prejudice (1813) and Sense and Sensibility (1811). The main object of Janes satire in the novel is the mercenary and the ignorance of the people, a common criticism of the 18th century.The first sentence in this novel is impressive.It reads: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.[Sun 83