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Alagona, Sandra L. "Revolution And Improvement In The Writings Of Jane Austin And Margaret Fuller." Dissertation Abstracts International, Section A: The Humanities And Social Sciences 71.8 (2011): 2887. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 2 May 2014.

Sandra L. Alagona’s book talks about women’s social roles and marriages in eighteenth century and explore the reasons. Jane Austen and Margaret Fuller express their thoughts about the revolution of women’s status in their books, which enlightens many other women writers in that time. Alagona’s books offer many cases in women’s social roles and marriages. Alagona also introduces Jane Austen and Margaret Fuller. These cases make the book much easier to follow. The case about women’s marriages shows the reality at that time. This case is indispensable because of its honest perspective. The purpose of my research paper is to explore the reasons of the manipulation in marriages. This case is very useful for me to know the reason and shows me a real picture about the marriages in that time.  

Kruger, Daniel J., et al. "Variation In Women's Mating Strategies Depicted In The Works And Words Of Jane Austen." Journal Of Social, Evolutionary & Cultural Psychology 7.3 (2013): 197-210. Academic Search Premier. Web. 2 May 2014.

                   This excellent book talks about the hypothesis of mating strategies that can be identified in the female characters in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice. Some people who choose the short-run relationship consider more about the benefits they can get from the marriages. However, people who choose the long-run relationship choose the true love. This book analyzes different kinds of relationship to prove their hypothesis that is mating strategies. This test is very useful because of its honest perspective. The mating strategies have the similar goal as manipulation. Both of them are used in marriages to pursue some benefits. Therefore, the test is very useful to me. My purpose is to analyze the game theory in marriage in Pride and Prejudice, so mating strategies can enlighten me. The mating strategies can also be used with other resources to benefit my research.