Dear class,Let’s talk about Draft #2. 1. You create Draft #2 b.docx

Dear class,
Let’s talk about Draft #2.
1. You create Draft #2 by improving the content and formatting
of Draft #1. This may take more than one try. Drafting is
something you do to make the paper better; this rewriting is, in
fact, the writing.
2. Read any comments and edits I may have made on Draft #1.
If you agree with them, make any necessary changes.
3. When you hand in Draft #2, make sure you show that errors
were highlighted and that corrections followed in [brackets.]
See sample draft on Coursespaces.
4. Are your running heads in Times New Roman 12 pt.? Make
sure they are and that page numbers are formatted properly. All
fonts in the draft, and in 225 coursework, are TNR 12 pt. No
boldface font. See sample research paper.
5. Is the title page correct? Is the Abstract? Are there
Keywords? Is everything in your paper formatted properly using
the sample paper as a guide? Keywords must be in the Abstract
and in the text of the paper.
6. Make sure you have at least one peer reviewed academic
source in the references and that you have used it in the paper—
this will be an article from an academic journal, not a book, not
a textbook, not an important book, not a news story—journal
article only.
7. Note my email from May 15 on the important second
paragraph of your paper (see the sample research paper.) This is
a short literature review where you summarize your primary
source and tell the reader how you are going to use it in the
paper.
8. Use the sample paper as your guide. Notice its formatting.
9. DO NOT USE A CITATION ENGINE They are not accurate
in APA. Just apply the reference examples on OWL or on
Coursespaces. Notice the details.
10. Check your references carefully. They must be in

alphabetical order based on author’s last name. E.g., it’s Hume,
S., not Stephen, H.
11. Make sure all author and title spellings are correct in the
text and in the references.
12. It’s only a 1000-word paper. You can do this. Draft #2 will
be close to handing in and compared with Draft #1, it should be
much improved.
13. Drafts can be messy. For example, check out Orwell’s first
draft for 1984: https://www.thefictiondesk.com/blog/george-
orwell-manuscript-for-1984/
14. Your title page for Draft #2 will have the due date on the
title page.
Running head: THE ECONOMIC ROLE OF MARRIAGE 1
The Economic Role of Marriage in Jane Austen’s Novels
Name
University of Victoria
Student #
ECON 225 Section A01
Date
[Running head, page number, title, name, student #, and date are
okay. The running head
is a shorter version of the title. The title is on the title page
AND centred on the first page of text.

Font and font size are okay here. Note that student papers
sometimes contain editing errors on
the title page or in the running head—also note that papers that
lack editing or that have careless
editing receive an automatic failing grade in Econ 225.]
THE ECONOMIC ROLE OF MARRIAGE 2
Abstract
Jane Austen’s novels, written in the nineteenth century, are
often centered around marriage. It
should be noted, however, that [wordy] However, love is rarely
an aspect of these marriages.
Many Scholars have studied this theme which runs throughout
Jane Austen novels [Not
necessary]. They [Scholars] have found that economic stability
plays a very [an] important role
in the theme of marriage that runs through Austen’s novels. I
found this to be true [the case] in
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.
Keywords: marriage, Jane Austen, economic stability

The Economic Role of Marriage in Jane Austen’s Novels
In today’s world, particularly in western countries,
[unnecessary] people tend to marry
for love. The same cannot be said for the role that marriage
plays in Jane Austen’s novels. While
most of her novels are centered on marriage, they often don’t
tell a love story. Many [Some]
scholars have argued that Austen’s position was influenced by
the world that she grew up in
[because]. It is regularly noted that she depicts an accurate
representation of marriage during the
nineteenth century. As an overarching theme, Austen’s novels
generally portray marriage as a
requirement for economic success and as a way of maintaining
or improving social class for
women. This paper will analyze how Austen’s Pride and
Prejudice illustrates this theme.
In “An Investigation of Socio-Economic Incentives and
Implications of Matrimony on
Women's Lives in Jane Austen's Novels,” Akman (2018) said
that marriage was the only source
of financial security in a woman’s life. It [Marriage] is

compared to a profession. Marriage
allowed women to maintain or better their social class. The
author provides a number of
examples from Jane Austen’s novels that demonstrate this. I
will use this article to explain the
role that marriage plays in Jane Austen’s novels, then relate it
directly to Pride and Prejudice.
Pride and Prejudice is the story of the five daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. Bennet in their
journey to find husbands. The story is written from the
perspective of Elizabeth Bennet, one of
the sisters who is concerned with the meaning of marriage in
her society. Much to her mother’s
dismay, she turns down multiple marriage proposals throughout
the story. The eldest sister, Jane,
quickly meets a wealthy man she loves. The middle sister, Mary
Bennet, is rarely discussed and
does not show any interest in finding a husband throughout the
story. The two youngest sisters,
Kitty and Lydia, are always on the lookout for a potential
suitor. In fact, Lydia elopes at age
fifteen. While today this would be seen as horrifying, it brings
Mrs. Bennet a great deal of pride.

It is apparent throughout this story that finding a husband is a
very important job for young
women in this society. For most of them, however, this does not
mean finding love.
An important note [point] that Akman (2018) makes, which
relates to all of Jane Austen
novels, is that women had few options in life. “[W]omen of the
middle and upper class were not
allowed to take up a profession, and therefore marriage
remained the only ‘honourable
profession’ they can get in order to improve or secure their
social and economic status” (p.
1102). Furthermore, because of the laws in the nineteenth
century in England, women could not
inherit family land, which “rendered marriage vital for women’s
economic survival” (p. 1102).
This explains the unfortunate situation women were put in at
this time and helps to justify why
they could not marry for love.
Akman (2018) explains that it is [was] not only unmarried
women who feel [felt] strong
pressure to marry a suitable man. The girls’ families take [took]

it upon themselves to help them
find husbands: “Mrs. Bennet is so zealous of her ‘job’ that she
even dares to endanger her
daughter’s life in pursuit of a husband” (p. 1114). Although
Mrs. Bennet’s effort to marry her
daughters off seems excessive, it is done from a place of
concern. She is aware that in the event
of her husband’s death, she and her daughters would be left
with nothing. This is her way of
protecting them.
Charlotte, the best friend of Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice, is
a great example of
someone who marries solely for economic reasons. After
accepting a proposal from Mr. Collins,
Elizabeth confronts Charlotte on her decision. She responds, “I
am not romantic you know. I
never was. I ask only a comfortable home” (p. 96). Elizabeth,
being the headstrong girl that she
is, cannot understand this, regardless of it being the reality that
most of her peer’s face.
Charlotte’s position on marriage is further explained in the
statement, “without thinking highly

either of men or of matrimony, marriage had always been her
object; it was the only honourable
provision for well-educated young women of small fortune” (p.
94). Despite the story being told
from Elizabeth’s perspective, it is clear that she is an anomaly
with regard to her desire for a
husband. She is looking for someone she loves and wants to
spend her life with. Her peers,
however, are looking for financial stability.
Marrying in [within] one’s social class is widely acknowledged
by the rest of society in
this novel, particularly by those who feel that unworthy girls
are marrying into families where
they don’t belong. Lady Catherine de Bourgh is an example of a
character who vocalizes her
hate for young ladies who marry into higher social classes,
especially when she feels that her
family name could be tarnished by it. When she becomes
concerned that Elizabeth and Mr.
Darcy might marry, she tells Elizabeth, “You have no regard,
then, for the honour and credit of
my nephew! Unfeeling, selfish girl! Do you not consider that a
connection with you, must

disgrace him in the eyes of everybody?” (p. 273). While most of
the novel is centralized around
young ladies using marriage as a way of improving one’s social
status, this interaction sheds
light on the opposing view [“opposing view” is not clear] [use
this instead: on the view that
marriage could also lower one’s status]. Regardless of the
wealth they are raised in, it is
important that women marry someone that can provide for them.
Therefore, Lady Catherine de
Bourgh wants Mr. Darcy for her own daughter and feels
threatened by the connection he has
with Elizabeth.
The editor of the 2003 edition of Pride and Prejudice makes
special note of the use of income
when characters reference potential husbands. According to
Viven [sp] Jones, “In Austen’s
world, money certainly matters. Austen always make sure we
know precisely what her main
characters are worth in financial terms” (p. 300). The regular
mention of yearly income, rather

than personality traits, emphasizes the economic role that
marriage plays. Austen is precise when
she writes: “A single man of large fortune; four of five thousand
a year” (p. 1). [This is fairly
clear, but note the typo—the word “of” is used instead of “or.”
Also the quote would be more
effective it were completed and placed in context; for example,
one could use the following: The
father, Mr. Bennet, asks his wife if the man she is talking about
is married or single, and she
replies: "Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large
fortune; four or five thousand a
year. What a fine thing for our girls!"]
From the very first introduction of a possible suitor, Austen
makes reference to his annual
income. This is a trend that is carried [“trend carried through”
is redundant] [emphasis on money
occurs] throughout the novel because of the great importance
that a suitor’s income has on a
woman’s livelihood. Most young women were not concerned
with the happiness [is love a better
word?] that a husband could bring them. Instead, they focused
on the economic stability that

could come from having a husband.
In Jane Austen’s world, where women are provided with no way
to succeed on their
own[; therefore,] marriage becomes necessary. [In nineteenth
century England,] women were
restricted from the ability to work, [get an education], or to
inherit anything from their father.
While it [marriage] provided a means for women to climb the
social ladder, marriage [it] was
really a method of survival and stability. Most women in Pride
and Prejudice recognized that it
was better to spend their lives with someone they didn’t love
than to risk losing their livelihood.
[No word count]

References
Austen, J. (2004). Pride and prejudice (V. Jones, Ed.). Oxford
University Press.
Akman, F.B. (2018). An investigation of socio-economic
incentives and implications of matrimony
on women's lives in Jane Austen's novels Ankara Üniversitesi
Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi
dergisi, 58(1), 1101-1127.
[not alphabetical order by author’s last name]
[Check on OWL or sample research paper posted on
CourseSpaces to make sure the
references are all in APA style. Make sure the references page
is titled “References,” not
“Reference,” if there is more than one reference. If a movie is
on the references page, make sure
it is referenced in correct APA style with the producer first. If a
print source is cited in the text,
use p. or pp.; however, if it’s a movie, use the minute duration

of the scene that is cited, e.g., 53
min. or 53-57 min.]

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