Enduring Love And Marriage Chapter 1 Analysis

Through chapter twenty-two of the novel’s first volume, the term “happy” is mentioned a significant amount of times by the narrator, Charlotte, and Elizabeth in the context of Charlotte’s engagement to Mr. Collins. Within the sections of narrative where happiness is mentioned, the written text sets up a particular milieu for the terms happy and happiness in relation to marriage. As happiness is mentioned repeatedly though the scene, the term begins to be utilized as a lens in which the characters view matrimony, and they employ this lens to qualitatively describe marriage. By doing so, the narrator and characters make statements in which happiness begins to be described as a feature that is created by marriage. Although the idea of marriage being the foundation for happiness is concurring, the idea is challenged once within the chapter by the contrasting thought of happiness being the prelude to marriage. However, even though there is one situation that …show more content…
Collins’s relationship, leading up to Mr. Collins asking for Charlotte’s hand in marriage. The chapter is introduced with the narrator describing the actions of Charlotte Lucas in regards to Mr. Collins, and her intention of securing his favorable attitude towards her; thus, directly and decisively, securing a proposal of marriage. Afterwards, the chapter reveals Charlotte’s actions to be triumphant, seeing that Mr. Collins does ask for her hand in marriage. As the chapter is drawing to a conclusion, the news of the engagement reaches Elizabeth. The chapter ends through a conversation between Charlotte and Elizabeth. In the conversation, Charlotte explains her intentions for marrying Mr. Collins, and expresses her awareness of Elizabeth’s attitude regarding her decision. The chapter leaves Elizabeth to think about Charlotte’s decision, and stating that Elizabeth feels that Charlotte will be unhappy with her