Misguided notions are a theme throughout Jane Austen’s novels.  She was very observant of social positions because her family lived on the periphery of wealthier relatives and acquaintances.  Propriety demanded people stay within their rank with occasional exceptions made for intelligent, resourceful women whose attractions allured suitors. Jane presents many amusing situations in which individuals blinded by initial perceptions abruptly encounter the shock of reality and are forced to reset...