Lydia And Wickham Relationship Analysis

In Pride and Prejudice the Bennet family is trying to get their four daughters married before they lose their estate. A problem for the Bennets in that their oldest daughters, Jane and Elizabeth, will not marry unless it is for love. They do this because they do not want to live like their parents who constantly bicker and get on each others nerves. The middle Bennet sister, Mary, is not very attractive and loves to keep to herself and either her piano or her books. The two youngest sisters, Kitty and Lydia, are known to be very flirtatious, silly, and obnoxiously loud. Mrs. Bennet tries everything to get her daughters to marry wealthy or prestigious men in order to keep the family 's home instead of being forced out by the inheritor, Mr.

Lydia and Mr.Wickham do not really love each other. One reason they did not really love each other was that Lydia had a very flirtatious character. In chapter three Lydia danced with several different men and was not without a partner (Austen 10). Also in chapter forty-one when Lydia goes to Brighton for the sole purpose of being with the officer 's regiment (Austen 208). Another reason that there was not any affection between Lydia and Wickham was because he just wanted money (Stasio). In chapter twenty-seven Wickham becomes attracted to Mary King because she has more money than Elizabeth does (Austen 136). Another example of this can be found in chapter thirty-five when Wickham tries to elope with Mr. Darcy’s younger sister, Georgiana, to try to get more money out of Mr. Darcy (Austen 180). Likewise Wickham tries to elope with Lydia in order to get what money he can (Austin). An additional reason Lydia and Wickham did not really love each other is that Wickham is a very deceitful person which is explained by Mr. Darcy (Wiesenfarth). An example in the novel can be found in chapter thirty-five when Elizabeth finds out about the lies that Wickham has told her about Mr. Darcy (Austen 175-176). Another illustration can be found in chapter fifty-two when Elizabeth receives a letter from Mrs. Gardiner that tells of the interactions of Darcy

In Pride and Prejudice the relationships are not always due to the fact that the partner’s actually have affection for each other. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet ,who are followed in their footsteps by Lydia in her mate choice, did not marry on account of feeling any kind of endearment to each other. Elizabeth and Darcy along with Jane and Bingley found relationships that are based on true devotion to one another and will provide them happiness. The book 's central conflict is that the girls are ready to be married because of societal views of marriage. The two eldest Bennet sisters do not view marriage the same way that it is meant to be in their society. They see marriage as a thing that should only be done when you find someone whom they truly love and loves them. The youngest Bennet sister does not follow the same views as her older sisters. She almost runs away with a guy that she barely even knows. In the end the eldest Bennet sisters find the true love that they had been waiting for. Near the end of the book Bingley finally returns to Netherfield where he spends a lot of time with Jane. Eventually Bingley asks Mr. Bennet for his permission to marry Jane. Jane says yes to Mr. Bingley’s proposal because she deeply loved him. Likewise Elizabeth was proposed to for a second time by Mr. Darcy. Elizabeth accepted Mr. Darcy’s proposal because she had a change of heart toward him. In the beginning of