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Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Sharon Maguire's Bridget Jone's Diary both portray a microcosm of the beliefs and values of a particular class of British society. Some beliefs and values are shared between both societies, however as times change, differences are bound to arise.

In Pride and Prejudice, Austen mainly deals with middle and higher-class society. The Bennets being of a middle class socialize time and again with their own class and higher, particularly Elizabeth. Middle and higher class culture of Austen's time concentrated on the importance of having wealth and social status. The novel revolves around the lives of affluent families - their appearance, their actions, their homes, their relationships and their social events. Every person had a price tag affixed upon them and a person was not only judged by the quantity of their wealth but also on their connections with the people of high culture. Not unlike Pride and Prejudice, Bridget Jone's Diary also only......

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