She goes on to criticize the Bennet family for their lowly relations in Cheapside, and though Bingley remains unbothered by this, Mr. Caroline Bingley expresses her disapproval of this connection early into the novel when she says, “But with such a father and mother, and such low connections, I’m afraid there is no chance of it”(Austen 25). Though advantageous to the Bennet family, the legal union of Jane and Bingley proves unfavorable to the Bingley estate. Bennet relies on a match between Jane and Bingley for the same reason her younger daughters will move in a higher social circle and mix with rich, eligible bachelors”(20). Ī marriage between Jane and Bingley would likely save the economic state of the Bennet family as, “the advantage to families of a good match could be considerable”(Jones 20). As a result, Jane “ strong sense of duty and obedience to her mother’s wishes”(Jones 10) was forced to reside at Netherfield, further establishing a relationship with her suitor as well as his family. Her sisters were uneasy for her, but her mother was delighted”(22). She writes, “ hopes were answered Jane had not been gone long before it rained hard. Bennet sends Jane to Netherfield on horseback. Bennet, who becomes eager to make the match official. Bingley and he immediately takes a liking to her, as she was “the only creature in the room who he asked for a second ”(Austen 9). Bingley settling at Netherfield Park is understandable, as “with his four thousand a year she see’s in him an insurance policy against future privations”(Jones 10).įortunately, Jane’s beauty is able to capture the attention of Mr.

Jones asserts “single women with little money must be in want of husbands with ample fortunes, especially if they had no male relatives to support them”(Jones 10). Bennet, who’s property consisted almost entirely in an estate of two thousand a year, which, unfortunately for his daughters, was entailed in default of heirs male, on a distant relation and their mother’s fortune, though ample for her situation in life, could but ill supply the deficiency of his”(Austen 19). Though born into landed gentry, the Bennet family’s economic standing is quite vulnerable: “Mr. As the eldest and most beautiful of the Bennet sisters, the expectation to marry is especially placed upon Jane.

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