Pride & Prejudice

We are now reading Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. As of right now (after reading book 1), my overall feelings toward this book are low. I don't really like it just for the fact that it has so many different characters! Why do author's do this - to confuse us? I mean is it really necessary to have all these extra people?! Other than that the book is fine. We started watching the movie in class, which helped clarify things a little more, and made it more interesting to read the book. It's interesting to see the goal of women in this book. The main goal is to find a husband of fair standards. They seem to live their life by trying to impress people. Mrs. Bennett, mother of 5 girls, has a mission. She has been trying to marry off her girls. She has been trying SO SO hard! If I were one of her daughters, I would be incredibly annoyed. You should marry a person for the right person. Money shouldn't be a priority in reasons to marry a person. But, things were different in that time.