"Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance" (24).
We see how crazy Mrs. Bennett is over getting her daughters married, but the quote shows how society as a whole values marriage. Women do not care about permanence or true love, but an affluent gentleman that is aesthetically pleasing. Society was structured by many classes based on wealth, and wherever there was money, there were women looking to get a share of it: "a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" (5). In comparison to modern times, these factors are still there, yet not as dominant. To think that women do not care whether or not they are happy with their marriage is preposterous. Obviously we can not force ourselves to keep an emotion for that long, but for it to not be a concern is ridiculous. Who would not want to be happy with their life-long spouse? Money is not true happiness. Hopefully, the people of this society will learn that love trumps money in a marriage.
Question:
In Mrs. Bennett's pursuit of Mr. Bingley, the reader can infer that Mrs. Bennett is looking for:
a) money
b) a man to run the house when Mr. Bennett dies
c) a good servant
d) her daughter's marriage
e) a trip to London
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