Before I answer this question, you need to realize that this is piece that was written in a different context and time. Jane Austen was born in 1775 and died in 1817. For this reason, we need to judge her work from her context and not ours, or we will run the risk of being anachronistic. If we do this, her book was somewhat forward thinking. She has a view of women that is variable and not just in one way. Also, some of her female characters are very strong. So, I would say rather than stereotypes, she is breaking a view of women and how they have to be a certain way. With that said, if there is a stereotype, it is that women are still dependent on men.
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