Austen understood the connection between marriage and money in her novels, and while all of her heroines marry for love, none of them are foolish enough to marry for love without a secure and reasonably comfortable income to support the couple.

For example, Elizabeth realizes early on that, although she is attracted to Wickham, it is not a match that can go anywhere because neither of them have money. Mrs. Gardiner warns her away from him for that reason, and Elizabeth understands the value of the advice. While she will not marry Mr. Collins, a man she dislikes, for his money, neither will she throw caution to the wind and let love sweep her off her feet. Darcy is the exemplary Austen husband: Elizabeth esteems him and he her—and he has an ample income.

Likewise, in Persuasion, Anne Elliot takes her aunt, Lady Russell's advice, not to marry Captain Wentworth, whose fortunes are uncertain. She later regrets being so persuaded, but that is after Wentworth comes home well established financially. One wonders if Anne would have felt the same way had Wentworth ended up penniless.

Throughout Austen's novel, the ideal marriage is one in which a secure and comfortable income is paired with two partners who love and respect one another. Austen is hard headed and realistic in her understanding of the importance of financial security to wedded bliss.

Marriage and wealth are predominant themes throughout many of Jane Austen's classic novels such as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.  The famous opening line of Pride and Prejudice links marriage and wealth:

"IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife" (1).

For the most part, many of the women in Austen's novel are trapped by circumstance into positions where they must marry in order to secure their well being.  Elizabeth Bennett faces down a horrid marriage proposal from Mr. Collins, which her mother thinks she should accept, all because it would provide for her future.  The wealthy gentleman in Austen's novels offer an ends to a mean for ladies.  Marriage, in many ways, was like a business transaction, focusing less on love, and more on the importance of aligning family fortunes. 

marriage and wealthhow is marriage and wealth related in jane austen's time?  

Wealth and security is certainly a big part of of Jane Austen's times. When I think of Libya, I think of Islam and women dressed in veils to cover their faces. This made me think of dress codes during Austen's times, too. Dresses were long, then for the same reasons that Muslim women wear them today--for modesty. In both cultures, women were supposed to be the epitome of virginity and purity. Showing too much skin was considered too over-sexualized. I had a professor once say that a woman's hair indicated how strict she was to observe social and feminine rules of the day. Wearing one's hair too loosely also suggested that the woman was loose. So looking at dress codes between the two time periods might be another way to approach a section of your research paper. 

marriage and wealthhow is marriage and wealth related in jane austen's time?  

While I cannot tell you how Jane Austen relates to the Libyan culture, I can share a little about how marriage and wealth related during this era.  In Jane Austen's novels, we see the story from the viewpoint of a woman.  Women were not usually allowed to have a job during this time.  It was thought that a woman should be accomplished in some way such as art or music and she should run the household.  There were a few jobs a woman could do such as becoming a governess or a servant, but these jobs were looked down on and taken only by the desperate.  A woman was supported by her family and then by her husband. A woman would need to marry in order to secure her place in society and provide for herself.  Men held the wealth.  Occasionally, there would be a wealthy woman but this only occurred when the woman was either a widow or the last remaining member of a wealthy family.  Wealth and property was passed from man to man and not to a woman.  A widow would only retain possession of a property if there were no male family memebers to claim it.  Male members of the family were expected to care for and look after any unmarried females, but this was often considered a burden.