If you think that the rural society and marriage issues may bore an urban reader, think again. There are major issues involved in Jane Austen's masterpieces than plain corny countryside stories.

Jane Austen's novels are crucial nowadays because they tell stories about the individuals' inner feelings and characters. It may happen in the countryside; it may happen in the cities; it may happen everywhere with anyone.

"I understand that Austen's novels are still read by the 21st century people because the individuals' nature is the same," justifies Andrea Almeida, a History student from a private University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. "Some will turn to be the bad guy or girl; some will turn to be good. The seven sins are not only "out there" in the streets; it is also "in there", in people's nature."

Pride and Prejudice, probably the most read book of Jane Austen's novels, portrays the rural society of that time. It was first written in the late 1700's, then rewritten in 1811-1812 and finally published in early 1813.

The masterpiece Pride and Prejudice is special not only because it deals with the misjudgments that the first impressions may cause, but how it can change by the time people get to know each other better.

The opposition claims that her works are nothing more than novels about marriage and its problems.
The most important thing for a reader to analyze Austen's novels is not by developing a broad thesis about the marriage aspect of the masterpiece, but on the importance and the symbolism of marriage itself.

Austen masters the art of writing about a non-happy and non-conventional marriage in Pride and Prejudice. A glance of what marriage is about on this specific work is the analysis of Mr. Bennet: A witty father of five daughters and a husband of a foolish wife. He is an unsuccessful man who long ago gave up hope of finding happiness beside his wife and who often treats her and their younger daughters as objects of amusement. He fails his duty as a husband by not controlling his rowdy wife and as a father for not keeping his young flirtatious daughter, Lydia, out of trouble. He suffers from a lack of pride by not being responsible as the leader of the household.
The first question that pops up on people's mind is: In a few words, what's Pride and Prejudice all about?
"In my opinion, it's about contemporary issues", says Juliana Nuevo, a tourism student from University of Houston, Texas, USA. "Because it's about issues that we've experienced: True and superficial love, marriage, wealth, status and the role of women. It is worth reading."

Jane Austen masters the art of describing Elizabeth's thoughts and reactions and does not take the voice of the all-knowing narrator. What the narrator tells the reader is that the main character is not infallible and makes mistakes. We can see that in Pride and Prejudice, where Elizabeth is not perfect. At all.

Jane Austen's work deserves the works.

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