Pride And Prejudice Essay 'Pride And Prejudice' is a novel written by Jane Austen. The book was originally called 'First Impressions' and written October 1976, but was not published until August 1977. Jane Austen was an upper middle class citizen and wrote her novels in the era known as 'The Age Of Reason.' The Age Of Reason was a period of time in which people were valued if they had property, money and status. Social status …showed first 75 words of 399 total…

…showed last 75 words of 399 total…and characters like Charlotte Lucas and Mr Collins are the opinion and voices of society at the time. Austen opens with "it is universally acknowledged, that single man with possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" I think this is a good opening sentence because already she is developing to us about the Age Of Reason. In the first couple of opening chapters we learn about society of the time.