Analysis of the parenting of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet in Pride and PrejudiceThe roles of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet in Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice are contrasts between a father who cares about what's inside people and a mother who only cares about vanity and appearance. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's parental guidance is unique to their personalities. Because of their two opposing personalities, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's ideas about marriage are contradictory to their daughters; Mr. Bennet believes in a loving and respectful marriage, while Mrs. Bennet values ​​a marriage that is about wealth and social status. Their aspirations for Lydia, Jane, Mary, Kitty, and Elizabeth mirror their conflicting ideologies. Mr. Bennet seems to have a deep and quiet love for his daughters while, in contrast, Mrs. Bennet's love is exaggerated and conditional. Both parents help shape their daughters' characteristics and beliefs: Lydia reflects Mrs. Bennet's volatile and excessive behavior while Elizabeth inherits Mr. Bennet's thoughtful and thoughtful temperament. Looking beyond their dissimilar personality traits and contradictory beliefs, both parents hold the family together and play a vital role in the family structure. The constant topic for most women in the Bennet family was marriage and future suitors. Mrs. Bennet takes pride in the hope that one day all her daughters will be married off to wealthy people who can help support the Bennet family and increase their social status: "Her life's goal was to marry off her daughters ..." (9). Mr. Bennet, on the other hand, is only interested in seeing his daughters happy and content with themselves. Although the estate of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet was devolved to Mr. Collins, Mr. Benn… in the middle of the paper… was carried away by the ecstasy of his wife” (9). Their children provide them with companions and people who take their side. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's relationship revolves around their children because without them it would be impossible to live together alone. In assessing Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's role in the family structure, they both provide information about their daughters' origins. personality. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet both play an integral role in their children's lives; they give or attempt to give them guidance in marriage, happiness, and love. Whether it is Mrs. Bennet expressing her domineering love or Mr. Bennet giving Elizabeth some needed advice, both aim to help their daughters using their innate parental love. Works Cited: Austen, Jane. Pride and prejudice. Ed. Donald Gray. New York: W. W. Norton &. Agency, 1996.