Pride and Prejudice the girls marry well in order to support the others upon his death. Jane Austen's opening line, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife", is a sentence filled with irony and playfulness. The novel revolves around the importance of marrying for love, not simply for money, despite the social pressures to make a good (i.e., wealthy) match. "Pride and Prejudice" has long fascinated readers, consistently appearing near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among both literary scholars and the general public. It has
A Single Man thrill of life, they seem new anyway" Bob Mondello of NPR commented “An exquisite, almost sensual grief suffuses every frame of A Single Man.” Marc Savlov of "The Austin Chronicle" wrote “Everything fits perfectly, from titles to fin, but most of all Colin Firth, who dons the role of George like a fine bespoke suit.” Critics who liked the film include "The A.V. Club" film critic Nathan Rabin, who gave the film an A- score, arguing that ""A Single Man" is a film of tremendous style wedded to real substance, and rooted in "Firth's affecting lead performance as a man