Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice

she married Charles Burney. The reputation of her money,
however, remained with her. She and her sons managed
the children's trust, and when she could get her hands on
some of the money, she quickly squandered it, showing,
along with her secret marriage to Charles Burney, her
impulsive nature that she trait shared with her children.
Maria would also impulsively run away and marry secretly.
Indeed, her step-sister Frances called Maria's love
affair a "novel" (Kilpatrick 26-27,33,34) .
Burney would certainly have come away from such
experiences with a decidedly negative view of marriage
portions. She also would have cause to suspect the
underlying reasoning families used to make "successful"
marriage matches. During her youth, Burney would
encounter many family situations that would have
necessitated her thinking long and hard about the
language and power of quality.
Burney was unable to resolve emotional upheavals in
her own life regarding marriage, class and profession.
Most critics agree that Burney's works portray much of
her personal anguish regarding women, society and
marriage practice. Julia Epstein insists these upheavals
translated into anger, defiance, and a "self-conscious