Which details about Mr. Bingley's sisters show how the
economic context affects the theme? Check all that
apply.
They were in fact very fine ladies; not deficient in good
humour when they were pleased, nor in the power of
making themselves agreeable when they chose it, but
proud and conceited. They were rather handsome, had
been educated in one of the first private seminaries in
town, had a fortune of twenty thousand pounds, were in
the habit of spending more than they ought, and of
associating with people of rank, and were therefore in
every respect entitled to think well of themselves, and
meanly of others.
-Pride and Prejudice,
Jane Austen
They tend to show pleasure when they are happy.
They can make themselves very likable at times.
They are described as attractive young women.
They are used to being with people of their own
status.
They think better of themselves than of others.