They were sent to Reading Ladies Boarding School to continue their studies, but had to halt their studies again due to financial decline. To formally educate Jane and her sister, the Austen’s sent them to a boarding school in Oxford but they returned soon due to the spread of typhus. Jane was first taught by her father then enhanced her knowledge by reading in his library. She was the second daughter and seventh child of Reverend George, a rector, and Cassandra Austen who were in the middle class of society. Jane Austen was born on Decemat Steventon in Hampshire, England. Jane Austen is an English novelist known for portraying lives of the middle class during the early nineteenth century in England.
Jane Austen’s works were influenced by several authors, her family, and social classes during her time. Their sole purpose was to get married and reproduce. Even if a woman was from a wealthy family, once they got married, their wealth will be given to the husband and they had to vow that they would obey their miser. Women were under the dominion of men, they were not allowed to speak up their ideas. Women were not given the chance to improve their status through hard work and achievement. Marriage was very crucial for women, for this was the only way to increase their social status. Social status was based on one’s family background, reputation and wealth. In the society of Austen’s time, marriage was one of the most common ways to increase one’s social status. “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of good fortune, must be in want of a wife” (Austen).
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