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A 5 page essay that examines Jane Austen's characterization of the Rev. Mr. William Collins, and how this character enables Austen to satirize the social conventions of that era. Collins epitomizes many of the social conventions that Austen's fiction exposed as being largely responsible for keeping British women subjugated and economically disadvantaged. No additional sources cited.
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purpose through her characterization of some of the minor players in the narrative. For example, the pompous and self-absorbed Rev. Mr. William Collins epitomizes many of the social
conventions that Austens fiction exposed as being largely responsible for keeping British women subjugated and economically disadvantaged. Collins is first introduced to the reader via a letter that
he sends to Mr. Bennet, the father of the novels protagonist Elizabeth Bennet. This letter refers to the fact that Collins, who is Mr. Bennets cousin, is the heir
to the Bennet estate. From this fact, the modern-day reader can extrapolate that English law did no allow females, i.e. widows or daughters, to inherit property. The attitude toward women
at that time was one of loco parentis. In other words, the law regarded adult women as if they were merely overgrown children, and that only a male could be
trusted to assume the responsibilities entailed with property ownership. It was assumed that widows, daughters, etc. would be properly cared for by the male who inherits the property. However,
this leaves the fortunes of these women not in their own hands, but rather at the mercy of the largess of a, sometimes, distant relative. Austen not only insinuates the
injustice in this situation, but also shows the social results of this predicament, as this insecurity largely accounts for the desperation of Mrs. Bennet to see her eldest daughters properly
settled with a man of wealth, who would undoubtedly then contribute to the welfare of his mother- and sisters-in-law in the event that something should happen to Mr. Bennet. There,
the student researching this topic can see how much depends on the character of this relative. When Mr. Bennet introduces the topic of the letter, Mrs. Bennet immediately becomes upset.
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