In the novel “Pride and Prejudice” written by Jane Austen, an issue presented is social class. This issue is important in the novel as it reflects how strictly the lower, middle and upper class were divided at the time, and the discrimination and inequality which came with this. The division of social classes also helped emphasise the impact this was having on the people who lived in Regency England, particularly those in the lower and middle class. The Bennet’s, including Jane and main protagonist Elizabeth, are a middle class family living in the time of 19th century England. Their mother is extremely eager in getting her daughters to marry wealthy men, as this, as well as inheriting from family, were essentially the only ways for lower