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Alfonso Nor Fatin Nabila Noorul Farah Ain Shaiful Ariff Syaida Annisa

The document discusses the social class structure in 18th century England during the time of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It outlines the different social classes from aristocracy to working poor. Factors like wealth, land ownership, titles, and occupations determined one's social rank. Women had limited options and inherited their husband's social class upon marriage. Social mobility was difficult except through marriage. The relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy is impacted by their different social statuses.

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Alfonso Nor Fatin Nabila Noorul Farah Ain Shaiful Ariff Syaida Annisa

The document discusses the social class structure in 18th century England during the time of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It outlines the different social classes from aristocracy to working poor. Factors like wealth, land ownership, titles, and occupations determined one's social rank. Women had limited options and inherited their husband's social class upon marriage. Social mobility was difficult except through marriage. The relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy is impacted by their different social statuses.

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ALFONSO

NOR FATIN NABILA

NOORUL FARAH AIN


SHAIFUL ARIFF
SYAIDA ANNISA
INTRODUCTION OF SOCIAL CLASS IN THE PRIDE
AND PREJUDICE.

UPPER CLASS
UPPER MIDDLE
CLASS
LOWER MIDDLE CLASS

WORKING CLASS

WORKING POOR
AGRARIAN SOCIETY

• RELIED ON ECONOMIC SOURCES AND STATUS


• VALUED THE RURAL SOCIETY AND WAS SEEN AS SUPERIOR TO URBAN SOCIETY
• THE WAY ONE’S FAMILY LIVED SHAPED THE IDEAL VIEWS
• MOST INTERACTION/ COMMUNICATION WITHIN ONE’S RANK
ARISTOCRATS

• TWO GROUPS
• ROYALTY
• NOBLES

• ROYALTY : KINGS, QUEENS, PRINCES AND PRINCESS


• REGENCY PERIOD : KING GEORGE III
• NOBLES OWNED MONEY AND LANDS
• DETERMINED THEMSELVES ABOVE OTHERS.
BARONETS

• RANKED IN THE GENTRY CLASS AND WERE 2ND IN THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE
• AN AWARDED HEREDITARY TITLE
• INHERITED BY MALES/THE ELDEST SON
• ADDRESSED AS “SIR”
GENTLEMAN/LANDED GENTRY

• ATTIRE INCLUDES SIMPLE WHITE CLOTHING (NECK AND TIES CRAVATS)


• SOME MEN HAD HIGH BIRTH/WEATH
• OTHERS HAD LAND OWNERSHIP
• THIS WAS A MAN OF “GOOD BREEDING”
• GENTLEMAN RARELY WORKED BECAUSE TITLE WAS INHERITED BY HEREDITY
• LANDOWNER WHO CAN ENTIRELY LIVE RENTAL INCOME
• LANDED GENTRY’S HAD TO WORK DUE TO LAND OWNERSHIP
WEALTH

• SOCIAL CLASS WAS BASED ON WEALTH


• WEALTH WAS OBTAINED IN LARGE PORTIONS BY LANDOWNERS
• PEOPLE IN SOCIETY THAT DID NOT OWN A LOT COULD NOT MAKE MUCH
MONEY
WOMEN’S ROLES IN SOCIETY

• VERY LIMITED OPTIONS AND RELIABLE ON FAMILY UNTIL MARRIAGE


• WIVES INHERITED THE HUSBAND’S CLASS AFTER MARRIAGE
• DAUGHTERS INHERITED CLASS OF THEIR FATHERS
• LIMITED JOB OPPURTINITIES AND JOBS
• WOMEN LOOKED FOR ECONOMICALLY STABLE MEN UP WHEN THEY WERE
‘OUT IN SOCIETY’
• NO OCCUPATIONS AVAILABLE OTHER THAN A TEACHER OR GOVERNESS
SOCIAL MOBILITY

• HARDLY ANY SOCIAL MOBILITY EXCEPT THROUGH MARRIAGE


• MAIN GOAL/RESPONSIBILITY WAS TO THE FAMILY
• THE LOWER CLASS WAS THE HARDEST TO RISE UP FROM SINCE THEY HAD
LITTLE TO NO WEALTH THAT WOULD BENEFIT ANYONE OF THE MIDDLE/UPPER
CLASS
CONCLUSION

• SOCIAL CLASS IS STILL RELEVANT TODAY


• IT SHAPED THE BECOMING OF OUR WORLD TODAY
• NOT POPULAR IN OUR TIME, BUT STILL WIDELY USED IN OTHER COUNTRIES
HOW IT IMPACTS THE RELATIONSHIP
BETWEEN ELIZABETH AND DARCY
IMPACTS ON ELIZABETH
• Elizabeth Bennet also shows the influence of her middle class status.
• Elizabeth, like many women of lower classes, has a goal of marrying a man of a higher
status.
• The first man Elizabeth loves is Wickham. At one point, she considers Wickham to be the
most appealing man she has ever met.
• However, he does not have property or much of a fortune, and Elizabeth does not
consider this to be a suitable husband. This is why part of Elizabeth’s choice to marry
Darcy is his wealth and social status. Part of Darcy’s appeal to Elizabeth is his property
and wealth.
IMPACT ON MR. DARCY

• An ideal husband
• Owner of a Pemberley estate and has an income of 10000 pounds yearly
• Has a powerful influence in church

• Socially awkward and unwilling to engage in small talk


• refusal to dance with Elizabeth at the Meryton Assembly

• Elizabeth rejects his proposal


• blunt and emphasized Elizabeth’s inferiority to him

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