1. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” (Page 3):
The first line of the novel serves many purposes. First and foremost it foreshadows the pursuit of Mr. Bingley and other men that would serve as good husbands. Austen demonstrates the attitude of women toward the pursuit of men and marriage during this time. Austen shows the reader that the preoccupations of marriage went both ways; society demanded marriage. Austen also shows the desire and desperate want of a husband and marriage during this time.
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