How Does Jane Austen Form Fiction

Just as the characters unknowingly follow Darcy's example of pride, they commit Elizabeth's crucial mistake, prejudging people (especially Darcy) according to horribly inadequate experience. Elizabeth's positive judgement of Wickham and negative one of Darcy prevent her from seeing Wickham's devious and whimsical nature and Darcy's honest efforts to improve despite the apparent lack of incentive. Like Elizabeth, the rest of the Bennets, and indeed the rest of those living in the vicinity of Meryton, believe Darcy to be a wholly disagreeable man. (In fact, he began as such, but even when he began to change, everyone refused to realize it, and maintained their dislike of him because of their previous judgements.) Mrs. Bennet is prejudiced against all other mothers with young daughters, believing them to be just as ambitious and scheming as she herself is. When told that Mrs. Long promised to introduce the Bennet sisters to Bingley, Mrs. Bennet hisses

Darcy as a proud, arrogant man based upon his actions at the assembly where she first sees him. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy first meet at a ball where she instantly believes him to be a rude individual as she watches him only dance with women he knows and hears him call her tolerable. Elizabeth is offended by Mr. Darcy’s actions at the ball, and uses this knowledge to instantly form a negative opinion of his character. Mr. Darcy’s good nature and kind heart is therefore overlooked by Elizabeth as they continue to see each other, and she does not let go of her original prejudice of him until the end of the novel when she eventually realizes her love for him and marries him. Elizabeth’s poor and unchanging opinion of Darcy led to her initially saying no to Darcy’s first marriage proposal. Had Elizabeth not held a grudge on Mr. Darcy for his original actions at the ball, she could have realized her love for him sooner. Her mistrust of Darcy also led to repercussions that negatively affected her and her family’s lives. She would not have been deceived by Mr. Wickham and she would have saved her family from shame and embarrassment if she would have waited longer to form an opinion of Mr.

His sense of her inferiority–of its being a degradation of–the family obstacles which judgment had always opposed to inclinations were dwelt on...” (Austen 12). These words reflect Mr. Darcy’s excessive pride and heightened awareness of social status, while inducing him to recount all the ways in which he and Elizabeth are an illogical union, rather than relaying anything complimentary. In response to this insult-ridden proposal, Elizabeth proclaims that if he had acted in a more “gentlemanlike manner,” she would have been more inclined to express sympathy following her rejection of his advances. Despite Elizabeth’s clear message that she will not observe his insensitive words in submission, Mr. Darcy endures in the conviction that his prideful manners toward Elizabeth are well-justified and merely detail the truthful, adverse nature of her inferior social standing with the utmost sincerity.

Caroline Bingley is a particularly interesting character, whose chief purpose is to aid in plot complications and undoubtedly irritate the reader. Economically, she is very much like her brother. As a product of the new gentry, she possesses a dowry of £20,000, a large sum, even for her social ranking, which gives her an advantage in marrying up on the social ladder. Her negative qualities of hypocrisy and selfishness do not aid her in her pursuit of Mr. Darcy as a potential husband; in fact they discourage Darcy as he often responds to her compliments with silence (Austen 42). Upon recognition of Darcy’s interest in Elizabeth, she proceeds to criticize everything about the Bennet sister, right down to the hem of her skirt (39). This two-facedness portrays the hypocrisy of and the effect of elevated rank on the attitudes of the new gentry of Nineteenth

The life of Jane Austen is a very interesting story and many would say that Jane Austen wasn’t like the rest. She was an English novelist who was not only successful but also very quiet about her writings and publishments; most of her novels were not open to the public during her lifetime. She was born on December 16th of the year 1775, and she was the seventh child to a well known clergyman and wife. Jane was not educated like most would be; she was homeschooled by her father. Her father had huge libraries in their home and this is what created the school-like feeling of the Austen estate. Jane was a normal, and a quiet young lady but also had the opportunities to live life in the greater world, by the access

Before his transformation, Darcy exhibits arrogance and pride. Darcy’s behavior at the Meryton ball, in particular, reflects his arrogance. Although many people at the ball initially esteemed Darcy for his wealth, “his manners gave a disgust which turned the tide of his popularity.” (14). More specifically, his manners contained characteristics that were “haughty…and fastidious” and “were not inviting.” (21). Because Darcy’s pride restricts him to dance a mere four times, he further insults the Meryton assembly by failing to interact socially (154). While at a ball at Bingley’s estate, Netherfield, Darcy reveals his arrogance through his rude behavior toward Mr. Collins, a cousin of the Bennets who has close ties to Darcy’s aunt, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Although Collins speaks to Darcy without proper introduction, Darcy does not conceal his arrogance and shows irritation “at being so addressed.” (92) Entertaining Collins with only “distant civility,” Darcy’s rudeness increases as his patience with Collin’s speech diminishes, eventually leaving Collins with only a slight bow (92).

Introduced to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice as a tall, handsome, self-absorbed aristocrat, Darcy experiences a change in personality and character. In order to dispose of his existent views on money and marriage, Darcy needed to feel something, to fall in love. Although he was well mannered, he did not know how to treat women with respect, especially those of a lesser economic status. The love of Elizabeth Bennet, however, changed his behavior.

      Mr. Darcy, as one of the main characters, is for the better part of the novel a focus of the theme of pride. His pride is very obvious. It is a part of his nature and is seen in his mannerisms and in his speech. Darcy has such a high opinion of himself that he does not care what others think of him or his prideful actions. He believes that he is the best in every way possible and finds that his standing in society gives him the right to be critical of those not as perfect as he.

Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775, in the small Hampshire town of Steventon, to George and Cassandra Austen. She had one sister, Cassandra, whom she was particularly close to. The Austens were often described as a close-knit family, often reading novels together and performing home theatre. The sisters were sent to Reading Ladies' Boarding School, to obtain a formal education. However, both girls contracted typhus, which nearly killed Jane. They soon returned home due to financial reasons. Austen’s education was said not to be as adequate as her brothers’, though the sisters developed their literacy through their father’s vast library.

Darcy. Bingley is attracted to Jane. Mr. Darcy is arrogant, and does not dance with Elizabeth. Darcy judges Elizabeth and she hears. She builds a prejudice.

She is admirable, intelligent and lovely. Elizabeth’s chief obstacle is her first impression of Darcy. She perceived him as arrogant and self-satisfied. However Elizabeth was not a sensible woman,

Darcy, he first comes into her life the same time Mr. Bingley comes into town. At first he is scene as this mysterious man that does not say much, and tries to avoid contact with any new people, but quickly becomes an important role in this story. When he first meets Elizabeth they do not get along very well, in fact it seems as if they are the exact opposite of each other; which leads to them starting to enjoy the challenges they both bring to one another. Mr. Darcy first influences her when disrespects her family for being odd and unusual, saying how (quote), her sister Jane is not a good fit for Mr. Bingley and how he shouldn’t waste his time with people who aren’t as rich, educated, or as sophisticated as him. This influences Elizabeth in a positive way because it finally gets her to speak up for herself and her family, and by her debating against Mr. Darcy, it influences the both of them to get to know one another, because he finally sees someone who might be interesting enough for him to enjoy. Another way Mr. Darcy influences Elizabeth is when he splits up her sister Jane and Mr. Bingley because he thought she wasn’t serious about him because she never openly expressed how she felt about him. This affects Elizabeth in a negative way because she is the only one who truly understands her sister, and know that she does that because she is shy, this leaves Elizabeth heartbroken because she was really

She uses her character’s thoughts and emotions to build the tension and plot; Austens’s radical ideas and comments on the position and standards that her characters are entangled in, are presented in the details of her syntax and diction. Elizabeth Bennet is caught in the wrong period, she is relatable to anyone who has never felt quite proportional enough to fit in, she is no glorified heroine, she is not placed on a pedestal above her sister Jane or her friend Charlotte Lucas. Other than Mr.Bennet and eventually Mr.Darcy she is seen as nothing exceptional. Deemed lesser in most things, Austen makes no excuses for her, nor comes out and says “Lizzie is the best!” It is through her carefully chosen text and the readers own investment to meticulously analyze, that we can make Lizzie a heroine in her own

This shows how influential her writing has become throughout the years. Austen’s writing opened the door for other writers to explore romantic literature. “J.K Rowling, author of the Harry Potter series, grew up reading Austen, who she described as ‘the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire’” (Redman). She inspires others, not only to write romance, but science fiction like Rowling has done. Her influence on the literature work is is astonishing considering she lived in the 1700’s. Many writers of that time are forgotten by most, but she has lived on way past her death. Austen is taught in high school and college English classes. She has been a huge inspiration for female writers as well. “Jane Austen is now thought of as one of the greatest English authors and considered by many as the first great woman novelist” (Jane Austen [b.1775-d. 1817]). Being considered as one of the first female novelist is a great accomplishment and a huge honor, it is a great shame the “creator” of romance did not get the recognition until after her death. She could have helped develop most extraordinary writers in her

For instance, Jane and Bingley are both of different social ranks but it was not an obstacle they had to overcome. However, Darcy and Bingley’s sister thought otherwise and decided to end things between them before it got serious (make it sound like Bingley is a child; talk about how Darcy talked him into leaving Jane). Jane was genuinely in love with Bingley, however, her financial status made her seem like she was aiming for the money and financial security. Darcy and Ms. Bingley decided to take a stand and ‘save’ him from heartbreak (change this I don’t like it), so, they moved to the city and left Jane clueless on what she has done to push him away. Darcy, being one of the people who decided to split Jane and Bingley, has his own problems with class orders and interactions, believing that everybody that is financially inferior to him is less educated and is not worth his time. Darcy has proven that he is vain and pretentious at the ball, where he saw Elizabeth for the first time. However, his first impression of her and her family made his theory somehow right. Due to the Bennets behavior at the Netherfield ball, his impression of Elizabeth was based off of her family’s vulgarity, and assumed that she was foolish, uneducated, and uncivilized. ADD QUOTE *** (Page 12, first