The title of a novel carries much significance as it is reflected in its events. In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, the title is clearly portrayed in the interactions of the characters. Pride is a quality which many of the characters of the novel posses. Mr. Bingley's sisters evidently show off their prideful nature with their condescending conversations about the Bennett household. The interaction between Elizabeth and Colonel Fitzwilliam proves that social class and status were of much importance in that era: "Our habits of expense make us too dependent, and there are not many in my rank of life who can afford to marry without some attention to money" (157). He admits that when people are thinking of marriage, they think more about the money involved because they want to either maintain their high social status or elevate themselves to a higher level. This is where the element of prejudice comes in. Fitzwilliam, being the younger son of an Earl, needs to marry a rich woman to be dependent of. This automatically takes Elizabeth off the market in his eyes.
While Elizabeth and her sisters yearn to marry for love, the men who appear to them are vain and prideful only looking for financial gains.
