Characters and events that take place in novels mean things to the reader, helping them learn things about life, or further develop things that have already happened in their life. The novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen helps the reader to understand marriage and certain mother's perspectives about their children getting married. This novel is primarily about Mr. Bennet and Mrs. Bennet attempting to find husbands for their five daughters. They both would like to have rich young men for their daughters and although being of the lower class feel that they can make it happen, "A single man of large fortune; four of five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!" (Austen 1). This tells the reader whom may have had experiences of their parents attempting to find a match for their daughter. Every parent would like to have their daughter marry a man...