Marriage

"Marriage" by H. G. Wells explores the complicated world of relationships and what society expects from marriage through Marjorie Pope's eyes as she deals with her feelings, her loved ones, and romance. The story discusses ideas of love, what a person wants, and the battles between old customs and new ideas. The book starts with Marjorie Pope on a train to her family's vacation spot in Buryhamstreet. The descriptions show her thoughts on how she looks and where she stands socially, giving clues about what she wants and what makes her weak. The story lets us know where she comes from, like how her father went from being a famous carriage maker to an angry old man, and how much richer people she recently met are. The first chapter gets things ready for Marjorie's internal fight with who she is, what her family wants, and what she thinks about getting married, especially since she knows Will Magnet, a funny person who will matter to her later.