Analysis of Mr. Collins’ proposalJane Austen’s realism as a strategy for social criticism
ISSN: 2386-6691
Year of publication: 2021
Volume: 8
Pages: 83-98
Type: Article
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Abstract
Las novelas de Jane Austen son un fiel retrato de muchas de las costumbres y reglas de la sociedad de su tiempo. Al reflejar el entorno sociocultural de su época, la autora confiere un mayor realismo a sus obras y aporta coherencia a la actitud de sus personajes. Austen se sirve también del realismo para realizar una sutil crítica social, poniendo de manifiesto las consecuencias negativas de algunas de las disposiciones de su época. En el presente artículo, se ofrece un análisis del capítulo 19 de Pride and Prejudice, en el que se relata la propuesta de matrimonio de Mr. Collins a Elizabeth Bennet. Por medio de este análisis, precedido de un contexto sociocultural sobre los clérigos, el cortejo, las propuestas matrimoniales y el entailment, un instrumento legal, se explicará el modo en el que Austen critica la situación de precariedad de las mujeres de su época y las consecuencias de esta situación en los compromisos matrimoniales.
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