Jane Bennet parallels Rapunzel. She spends her time wishing for her prince, Mr. Bingley, to return and save her from her sorrows. Charlotte Lucas is parallel to Cinderella. She marries her prince, Mr. Collins, for his social status after talking to him for one night. Mary Bennet, studious and self-confident, and Eliza Bennet, passionate and unconventional, are women that society disapproves of. As conveyed through these characters, Austen's criticism of society is that it focuses too much on marriage, dependence, and submission instead of love, trust, and education. Calling the stories fairy tales, a word with a positive connotation, makes people ignore oppression and insults towards women. Think twice before hoping for a fairy tale