As Mr. Bingley and his party departs from Netherfield, Jane receives a letter from Caroline informing her that they would never be back and that Mr. Bingley is to marry Mr. Darcy’s sister. Though Jane believes what the letter states completely, Elizabeth suspects it to not be true. How Caroline gave Jane such a good impression to make her believe that “Caroline is incapable of willfully deceiving any one” (91) while seeming deceitful to Elizabeth is quite amusing. Elizabeth’s interpretation of the letter is much more probable she has observed the Bingleys from a more objective eye. She is absolutely certain that “Miss Bingley sees that her brother is in love with you [Jane], and wants him to marry Miss Darcy…..and tries to persuade you that he does not care about you. (90) Judging from what Elizabeth says, Mr. Bingley should be a man with no control over his own affairs. Miss Bingley can manipulate him regardless of his opinions This may represent the powerlessness of men in Pride and Prejudice which has been mentioned at the very beginning of the book.
Jane is such a good natured girl that she doesn’t even complain of her situation. Elizabeth almost scolds her for being so foolish. She sees her sister thinking “misery of disobliging his two sisters is more than equivalent to the happiness of being his wife” (91) Miss Bingley tries to take over the situation and control it and both Mr. Bingley and Jane follow along. It is as if Caroline has power over their relationship. Her opinion is what matters, not theirs. Elizabeth is the only one that stops, or at least tries to stop, the situation from going that way. She serves as an opponent to Caroline.
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