““It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”-Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice, volume I, chapter ILiterature can be seen as a reflection of social evolution. It is in literary works that we find living testimonies of the progressive appearance of individuality in history. It describes the growth of social equality and ideas about dominant ideologies through the eyes of the author. Patriarchy is one such ideology that is discussed through the works of Victorian author Jane Austen. Patriarchy is a socially constructed belief in which men are considered leaders and superior to women. The ideology of patriarchy is based on a system of power relations in which men are seen as the dominant sex and have control over women's reproduction, production and sexuality. Patriarchy evokes gender role stereotypes that serve to reinforce inequality between men and women. Sylvia Walby in Theorizing Patriarchy describes patriarchy as “a system of social structures and practices in which men dominate, oppress, and exploit women” (Walby, 1990). Ideals about masculinity, femininity and sexuality in the Regency and Victorian periods were based on a fixed social structure. The conventional role of women at the time was one of inferiority, their role in society was primarily domestic and they were forced to remain in the private and public spheres. In contrast, men were seen as superior and ruled in all aspects, even though during over half a century of queens, women lived the life of the inferior sex. Judith Butler in her book Gender Troubles states that gender is a construction of society and an individual's education, believing that the concept of women and men... middle of paper... less and penniless. For this reason, the women in the novel have a great concern in acquiring a rich husband. Feminist critics perceive the literary arts in a way that empowers the female perspective and in doing so rejects the patriarchal language that has traditionally dominated literature. In contrast to the traditional forms of writing of the time, Austen placed her female characters at the center of her novels and, through them, described the lives of women in a world dominated by men. He constructs his female characters as free-spirited beings, who seek to rebel against the traditional gender roles of the time, as in the case of the character Elizabeth Bennet and her desire to marry for love rather than money. This can be seen as a revolt by the author against patriarchal domination and the idea of ​​male superiority and female inferiority..