THE IMPACTS OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION ON PATRIARCHAL SOCIETY AS REFLECTED IN JANE AUSTEN’S SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

This novel is chosen because of its relation with The Industrial Revolution in the 18th century, wherein modernism becomes an influence in England. One of the victims are women. This novel tells about two daughters of a family who face a complex problem, starting from wealth up to match making problems. Because of previous reasons, the writer makes an analysis about “The Impacts of Social Stratification on Patriarchal Society on Women as Reflected in Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility”. In the novel, the writer finds some social class problems that make women oppressed by family and society. The inequality of gender becomes a culture among the people, here society especially men consider women as things. People consider women do not need proper education, work, and provision. Because of that women depends on men family which led by men. This thing can also be said men centre system. Then, the society is constructed to behave materialistically, where women must find on an equal partner, even more. In case of that, women can not appreciate themselves as a woman but as an object. Being women is quite tough in this era; especially when she does not have any decisive job