Oh society, how superficial you are. Filling our small minded minds with nothing more than materialism and non-sense. Money is worth everything, and can even buy love. How much have you really influenced our character?
Religion is not really the, "opiate of the masses", I would rather say it is society itself. It is the cause for our shallow thoughts, superficial manners and selfish actions. It's all based on what you have and what you do. What ever happened to the conventional ethical values that we once had? Is our happiness based on a pair of Ugg boots or Long Champ bags?
Conversations are based on what others earn, what others do and what they wear. Have you ever noticed that no one really cares about how you really feel? What you really want? Unless it relates to the material world. As Wickman's profound conversation, "his estate there is a noble one. A clear ten thousand per annum" (Pg. 58). To be able to actually talk about something interesting we always refer to others acquisitions. Like the typical monday morning conversation after a weekend of partying:, "did you see what she wore" or simply, "how much did she spend on those shoes".
The historical context in Pride and Prejudice, justifies the character's behavior. But what justifies our behavior?
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