Fate takes its own turns

There are many main themes that I have encountered while reading through the book Pride and Prejudice. One of the main themes is reputation, this theme being one that we all can connect to very well. In today’s society, ones reputation is highly valued as well as viewed. In fact, just within the walls of a high school reputation can be valued or weighed rather highly.
Reputation plays a key role in the book Pride and Prejudice. In this era that Pride and Prejudice takes place a women reputation is of utmost importance. In society women are expected to act certain ways and if they cross those social boundaries they are considered vulnerable or not acceptable.
An example of a women who would be considered vulnerable or ill mannered in this era is Mrs. Bennet. She acts rather snobby and approaches others with the thought that she is better than them. In addition, Mrs. Bennet can be rather annoying, obnoxious, or even pushy at other times. This behavior led others in society to view Mrs. Bennet as and underclass women.

Another theme portrayed in this book is the differences among social status and class. Both reputation and social status reflect the strict nature of life for the different classes in England. Just as reputation is heavily viewed so is class the boundaries between different classes are easily drawn. Although, the Bennet family is a middle class family they still socialize with upper class families such as the Bingly's as well as Darcy’s. Middle class families did associate with upper class families but the lower class families were looked down upon. In the England society in which Pride and Prejudice are written both reputation and social class play major roles in the story. Social class leads to ones reputation in this society as well as where the fate is to lead them.