Publisher's Synopsis
Pride and Prejudice and Tom Jones have been hailed as masterpieces of literature. This article examines the role of marriage in both novels, trying to better understand them through the weddings presented at the end. The study shows that characters are judged based on strict moral standards that do not differ between sexes. While both Pride and Prejudice and Tom Jones include happy weddings for the central characters, these unions vary greatly. Pride and Prejudice maintains a rigorous moral standard that reflects the ideals of its era of production. In this moral compass, men and women are treated in the same way. Tom Jones has a unique view on this. He recognizes Tom's faults but is forgiven because of his fundamental kindness. Although they are not denounced explicitly, women are shown as passionate, and the reader is not supposed to worry about their destinies. In Pride and Prejudice, modernistic ideas can be seen by how protagonists marry outside their social class. The narrator understands that wealth and status are goals but criticizes those who are preoccupied with them. On the other hand, in Tom Jones, the children of the lower classes cannot marry until the true origin of Tom and his subsequent wealth are discovered. The narrator regards people who act based on money with disfavour, but he doesn't influence monetary matters in his work.
