This paper explains that money as a status symbol is important in both "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen and "Great Expectations"
by Charles Dickens. The author points out that, whereas Dickens' main character
ultimately separates himself from the ideal of love and money, the main characters in Austen's novel find that this link grows stronger and ultimately culminates in
happiness. The paper relates that the hypothesis of "Pride and Prejudice" is that love and money are linked and when combined the parties involved are happy; instead, Dickens distinctly portrays nearly all the wealthy, status-aware characters of his novel in a negative light with the only exceptions being the older Pip.