P and P #6: Ch.2-5

"They are young in the ways of the world, and not yet open to the mortifying conviction that handsome young men must have something to live on, as well as the plain" (150).

Mr. Wickham suddenly switched his attention from Elizabeth to Miss King due to Miss King's acquisition of ten thousand pounds after her grandfather's death. Pride and Prejudice has so far talked about what women seek in men, but now we see a glimpse of what men desire in women. This transition begins with Mr. Bingley leaving Jane for Miss Darcy. Mr. Darcy was concerned for his friend Bingley losing his reputation if he married someone of a lower class like Jane. As for Mr. Wickham, he scents affluence upon hearing the wealth of Miss King. He then immediately parts from Elizabeth and courts Miss King. We can discern that men desire a woman of equal or lower class, judged by their wealth, to maintain their reputation. In the same realm as women, men do not get the true sense of love or happiness. Bingley and Jane were a counterexample of the meaning of marriage, but other's influences broke their relationship apart. Society's rigid structure and standards of civility have greatly obscured the view of true decorum.

Question:

Jane can be described as all of the following except:

A. unbiased

B. beautiful

C. naive

D. malicious

E. positive