This dissertation will discuss the novels of one of the most prominent English authors, Jane Austen. The goal of this paper is to gain insight into the matter of women's status in English society as well as the problem of marital customs at the end of 18th and the beginning of the 19th century. These issues are integrated into the love story and it requires a thorough readthrough of the novels to understand the message of seemingly simple love novels. The first message Austen is trying to convey is about the unjust and subordinate status of women in society. They had no rights, they were denied education, they were subordinate to men, and their existence was reduced to finding a suitable husband who could take care of her. Regarding the issue of marriage and marital customs, Austen criticizes the contemporary concept of marriage, because it was reduced to a tool with which the gentry is hoarding money, establishes their status in the society and creates beneficial connections. However, Austen does not criticize only such marriages but also describes positive examples of marriages which were founded on love and mutual similarities of characters, which the readers should recognize as something to strive for.