"Ah! Jane, I take your place now, and you must go lower, because I am a married woman" (Austen 265).
Ever since Lydia's elopement to Wickham, she has become very narcissistic. Returning home to talk to her family, every word out of Lydia's mouth has the word "I" in it. The repetition of the word "I" makes her seem like she is above everyone else. The more Lydia talks to family about her marriage, their vexation increases, regarding Mrs. Bennet. Mrs. Bennet is ignorant enough to disregard the words coming out of her daughter's mouth. Mrs. Bennet's felicity is due to her daughter's marriage, a concept Mrs. Bennet promotes as propitious. Regarding Mrs. Bennet, because she is crazy, Lydia appears a bit haughty. Previously, her father "lifted up his eyes [and] Jane was distressed" (264). Lydia is one of the youngest Bennet sisters. She has the audacity to speak to her oldest sister in a such a non-amiable manner. The fact that she calls Jane lower than herself is not only condescending, but Lydia demonstrates the significance of marriage in the world of the novel. Marriage is essential to the women for their social status and wealth
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