Science and Marriage

Upon starting to read Pride And Prejudice, Austen establishes that the Bennet’s and all families nearby for that matter, view wealth as something completely necessary for the future well-being of their daughters. Connotations behind, “ Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them [daughters].” (p.2) and “ I don’t believe Mrs. Long will do any such thing. She has two nieces of the own. She is a selfish, hypocritical woman…” (p.3) are of competition and jealousy for the best counterpart for their heirs so-to-speak.

I couldn’t help but think scientifically. About how survival of the fittest applies to this situation. Briefly speaking, survival of the fittest states that the one who has the utensils, the best of them, gets to survive while the other’s die off. In this case, parents try to set up their children on a strictly wealth ridden basis which will in turn provide both social and economic stability.

I don’t think that we should go back to arranged marriages because we as humanity have reached a point in which diversity and free will mean so much, though they could ensure our survival. But then again, we probably don’t need to worry about that.