It is obvious that Jane Austen illustrates different characters according to their class by the way they interact with other characters. Pride and Prejudice illustrates the wealth of certain classes and the struggle for power of others. The conversations the characters participate in highlight their motives and their true nature. Noble class characters participate in more constructive conversations because they are happy with their class assignment, while professional class characters tend to act pretentious because they are not entirely happy with their class assignment. The way the characters speak and the issues they talk about indicate how advancing their status in society benefits them. Characters like Miss. Bingley and Mr. Collins who are in the professional class would like to move up to the noble class. This is seen through the dialogues they engage in or the actions they commit. For both of these characters, relationships and status advancement are vital. Miss Bingley is a proud woman who thinks highly of herself and criticizes others harshly. For example, when Elizabeth visits Jane at Netherfield while she is ill, Miss Bingley criticizes Elizabeth as having "no conversation, no style, no taste, no beauty." (7.34) Potentially seeing no reason to strengthen their friendship, this shows that Miss. Bingley is not a well educated person nor is she a good judge of character. When she states this statement, Mr. Darcy is in the room and at that moment she feels an attraction between them, but being a selfish person as she is unable to consider the positive aspects of Elizabeth. Elizabeth was in such a distraught state because she had walked three miles just to see her... middle of a paper... she finds at Mr. Darcy's house. As seen in this novel, the nobility characters are illustrated as noble and well-mannered people through their interactions with other characters and who, in this case, are happy with their position in society. Achieving power, earning the respect of others, and feeling proud of oneself are all elements of why professional class characters want to improve their position in society. Although not all characters emphasized their interest in their own possessions and desire for wealth, in this era the poor did not live a decent life and none of the characters wanted to move down the class system. The conversations between the characters further illustrated the importance of social class and how, in society, many male characters were associated with the property they owned or the fortune the characters made from their families. CONCLUSION