Pride and Prejudice In Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, matrimony is primarily viewed in two ways, as the result of falling in love or the means of securing one’s future. The latter being important to those who are not financially set or do not place very high in the societal hierarchy. Throughout the novel, Charlotte Lucas is known as the pragmatic character, always acting practically in every situation and purporting logic above …showed first 75 words of 626 total…

…showed last 75 words of 626 total…of means, she will marry only for love, whereas Charlotte Lucas makes the transition to a life of Mrs. Collins for the security Mr. Collins may provide for her. She cares little for the idea of love and concentrates more on the materialistic aspect of marriage and though by today’s standards that makes her a gold digger, in the era in which she exists she is to be congratulated on her most fortunate alliance.