Jane Austen, in her book Pride and Prejudice, constantly explores and analyzes the qualities and characteristics that constitute a "good" marriage in early England from the 19th century. At this time, many married for pragmatic or social motivations, and many vulnerable young girls fell prey to the prospects that a wealthy man with an estate would offer to her and her family. Although many other girls sacrifice their personal happiness by marrying rich men, Elizabeth Bennet is not one of them. Elizabeth Bennet does not allow herself to be "seduced" by Mr. Darcy's formidable heritage or his superior social status, nor does she fall prey to the social vices that bind Charlotte and Lydia to their respective husbands. She knows what she wants in a husband and will not be influenced by anyone. Elizabeth is an independent woman who made the right decision to marry Darcy because she shares a deep emotional connection with him, and also because she has the support of her trusted friends and family. Claim that Elizabeth Bennet is completely unaware of her status and money. she has everything to gain from Mr. Darcy would be futile. She is very intelligent, not naive. This difference, however, might lead some to an alternative reading of Pride and Prejudice, one that finds much humiliation and degradation on Elizabeth's part throughout her marriage process. Throughout Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth has never expressed any feelings of hatred or disdain towards the upper class as a whole, and so there is no reason to assume that she would be anything less than ecstatic about living in an estate that embodies land ownership. aristocracy. She even said to herself "and from this place", she thought, "I could have been a mistress!...... in the middle of a paper...... the challenges she overcomes to finally marrying him shows how strongly she feels towards him. him and that his desire for marriage is based on love and not on pragmatism or seduction. If she had been in it for the money, it wouldn't have been worth pursuing Darcy and she could have easily accepted Mr. Collins' proposal. She is convinced that Darcy does not love her, and when he proposes to her, "Elizabeth's astonishment was beyond expression." (185) She does not refuse Mr. Collins in the hope that a richer offer will come from Mr. Darcy, because when she refuses Mr. Collins, she is deeply convinced that Mr. Darcy simply finds her tolerable. Instead, she refuses Mr. Collins because he is a ridiculous man and she marries Mr. Darcy because she truly understands and respects him as a person, and he complements the deep personal connection she has searched all his life..