In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice", Austen explores themes of wealth and class. In this video we'll discuss why Jane Austen had specific income tickets attached to her characters. Thanks for watching!

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:58 Pride and Prejudice Summary
22:29 Inflation and Wealth
26:14 The Bingleys are New Money
29:34 Colonel Fitzwilliam and Younger Sons
33:53 Mr Darcy's Privilege
40:34 Charlotte Lucas Marries for Money
44:27 Mrs Bennet's Redemption
48:34 Trapped by Mr Wickham
53:37 Conclusion

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Music from musopen.org and jsayles.com.

Reading by Heather Beaman @beacharacter

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