Pride And Prejudice

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to show that marrying just to be married can lead to an unhappy life and to show the importance of marrying for love.
Although the Collins' lead a dull life, Mr. Bennet has the opportunity not to. There is plenty to keep him occupied with having five daughters and possibilities of marriage proposals. This, however, is not a concern of Mr. Bennet. First, he never seemed interested in pursuing a fatherly role towards his daughters. This is evident when Lydia turns out like she does and marries Wickham. Secondly, he is not interested in being a husband to Mrs. Bennet. There is no affection shown towards Mrs. Bennet at any point throughout the novel. In this way he is also not being a good role model for his children. In spite of the fact that Mr. Bennet is very inattentive to the rest of his family, there is one thing that he seems to care about. He loves to be in his library. It is perhaps his hideout from having to admit to himself and others all that he has not done to ...

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