Pride And Prejudice, By Chinua Achebe, And Jane Austen

All three writers, Julie Otsuka, Chinua Achebe, and Jane Austen apply the aspect of morality to their novels. They do so through aspects of money or marriage such as in Pride and Prejudice as well as in No Longer at Ease. The authors are able to persuade the reader into thinking not only about what the character believes is right or wrong, but also to think about whom morality and immorality is defined by. In these three novels, Pride and Prejudice as well as in No Longer at Ease and When the Emperor was Divine, ethics is not always defined by the main character but by the society that the character lives in. The challenges faces while dealing with these ethical ideas is something each character struggles with and is determined to overcome. Pride and Prejudice raises important moral issues centered on the idea of marriage and specifically how important the role of money can influence the moral actions of people. Jane Austen revealing to us the importance of money in marriage and then leaving it to the readers to decide for themselves what is moral and what is immoral; specifically, the scene where the main character Elizabeth’s sister mentions that Darcy, whom is in love with Elizabeth, pays for the marriage of Lydia and Mr. Wickham. This raises the question of whether it is Mr. Darcy’s duty to do this or was it not his place to pay for the wedding? Darcy overlooks Elizabeth s underprivileged financial status and goes out of his way to guarantee that Wickham marries Lydia