Pride And Prejudice By Jane Austen

Austen compares Elizabeth and Jane to show how differently they are viewed by society. Austin shows that simply being pretty, patient and kind does not guarantee happiness. While Jane was tortured awaiting Mr. Bingely, Elizabeth was chasing her own happiness. Elizabeth wasn’t the prettiest or the sweetest, but certainly was no damsel in distress. Lizzy broke through the restraints of a proper, societal woman in which her sister followed to a tee.

Pride and prejudice is a novel that was written by Jane Austen concerning manners, pride and intolerance. Austen is a writer of distinction that manages to catch the attention of the audience in issues such as marriage, class, love and deceit. The novel is a love story; however, its author was also aimed at explaining the unfairness and discrimination that presides over the relationships that exists between people as well as how it impacts the choices of men and women. She was also concerned about how women make decisions concerning marriage. Austen depicts a society where different choices for people are rather limited, on the basis of almost entirely on a family 's connections and social ranking (Austen, 13). Austen 's novel “Pride and Prejudice” brings into spotlight various critical moral concerns in relation to the subject of the institution of marriage as well as other significant issues related to it.

‘You speak your opinion very decidedly for a woman of your age.’ Elizabeth’s active nature and refusal to stick to the passive, submissive stereo type of a woman earns her much discrimination from Lady Catherine, Mrs. Hurst and Miss. Bingley. Upon walking to visit Jane during her illness, Elizabeth arrives at Nether field Hall looking far from presentable and shocking Bingley’s sisters, who pride them selves on their looks, ‘I shall never forget her appearance this morning. She really looked almost wild.’ Her petticoat, six inches deep in mud and her hair so untidy are talked about by Miss. Bingley and Mrs. Hurstas if unbelievably outrageous. Additionally, Lady Catherine is prejudiced against Elizabeth due to her social status and the fact that she is unable to competently sing, play the piano and that neither she nor her sisters are able to draw. Austen’s use of a fixed social structure helps to show clear messages about the expectations of women, it is Elizabeth’s challenging of these expectations and non-conformist attitude that highlights the significance and value of these expectations in Regency society and makes Elizabeth the pioneer for sexual equality. Austen exposes and challenges the class and gender expectations throughout Pride and Prejudice, using her courageous and independent woman, Elizabeth Bennet to create messages about the ridiculous expectations of the

Bennet is a anxious, senseless, and woman, who is the mother of Elizabeth and her four sisters. While Mrs. Bennet has five unmarried daughters, she tries to arrange a marriage between Charles Bingley and her eldest daughter Jane. Mrs. Bennet is so foolish that she would put her daughters at risk just for the chance of a proposal, “...if she should die, it would be a comfort to know that it was all in pursuit if Mr. Bingley, and under your orders.” (30) Elizabeth makes this remark to expose Mrs. Bennet’s priority of marriage which comes before anything in her eyes. Mrs. Bennet is a greedy woman who will use anything as a weapon to tempt men, even her daughter Jane’s illness, “She will be taken very good care of. As long as she stays there , it is all very well. ” (30) Austen exposes the flaws of Mrs. Bennet, to display a mother’s view of marriage, which was a woman should marry for money and social status not for happiness. Another character that illustrates satirical elements in Pride and Prejudice is Lydia Bennet due to her over the top personality a lot of comic relief is given to the reader and shows her views on marriage in comparison to every else . Lydia shows no common sense and liability when she elopes and marries Mr.Wickham causing her

In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, the themes of pride of one self, and the prejudice of one’s actions or class status are strongly conveyed. The two characters that these themes rely on the most are Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Throughout the course of this novel, both characters develop quite a bit. The features of each character in the beginning of the novel, the process of their change, and their characteristics at the end help us to understand what the author is trying to stay through her main characters.

Not much later, Jane received an invitation to dine at Netherfield, which by Mrs. Bennet's machinations of sending Jane on horseback in the rain, turns into a much longer stay when Jane falls ill. The next day, when Elizabeth hears the news she walk to Netherfield Park herself, where she is received with overall politeness, a bit of admiration from Mr. Darcy on account of her glowing face from the exercise, kindness from Mr. Bingley, and no doubt veiled contempt from his sisters. After being prevailed upon to stay, Miss Bingley's satirical wit increases towards Elizabeth and her family, as the former jealousy and resentment of Mr. Darcy's growing admiration

In this passage, Jane and Elizabeth are discussing the recent engagement of their friend Charlotte Lucas to their cousin, Mr. Collins. Elizabeth commences by asserting that there are few people who she thinks well of in this world due to the lack of sense that many people seem to actually have. Elizabeth is also very disgruntled by the fact that a person she had respect for, Charlotte, agreed to marry a “conceited, pompous” man like Mr. Collins and states that she has essentially lost respect for Charlotte. Jane, on the other hand, attempts to defend Charlotte’s “prudent, steady character” by reminding Elizabeth that Charlotte is from a large family and therefore it is necessary that she marry a man with a good fortune like Mr. Collins. Elizabeth

Mrs. Bennet was so obsessed with her girls’ future that she would see them married to anyone, including their cousin Mr. Collins. At one point in the novel the Bennet’s reputation is almost destroyed when the youngest sister, Lydia, leaves town with a soldier, Mr Wickham, with no thought of being married. If anyone discovered that situation, she would be considered promiscuous and no man would have any desire to marry her. She would also ruin her sister’s chances of finding a husband.

Living with a man who was not one’s husband was one matte; but marrying out of one’s social class is another action that society would denounce. Mr. Bingley was fascinated with Jane Bennet since their first meeting. His friends and family had gone out of their way to warn him not to marry her as it would ruin his relationships with his upper class acquaintances. One friend in particular, Fitzwilliam Darcy, had taken extra precautions to make sure that his friend would not tarnish his own reputation. “The first mentioned was that regardless of the sentiments of either, I had detached Mr. Bingley from your sister...” (Austen 168) These words, written in a letter from Darcy, are proof that he had derailed Bingley and Jane’s relationship for the good of Bingley’s character. Although society defamed people marrying out of their social class, Bingley and Jane had eventually found themselves together, despite the disapproval of his friends and family.

There has been news of a young man in Netherfield Park, not too far from Longbourn, and he is known to be very rich, making four or five thousand a year, and best of all, he is single; his name is Charles Bingley. This spur’s the area of Longbourn, as the surrounding families are fixed on the idea of hopefully marrying him. Mrs. Bennet is the first to to impress Bingley as she invites him to a ball, or a formal dance party; and at this ball, he brings a friend named Mr. Darcy, and the two Bennet sisters, Jane and Elizabeth join their mother as well at the ball. The relations between Mr. Bingley and Jane ameliorates as they are seen dancing twice together, and he states “Oh! she is the most beautiful creature I ever beheld!” (Pg.29) On the other hand,

In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, several characters serve as foils to others. One such character is Mr. Wickham, who, by contrast, reveals Mr. Darcy’s true qualities and intentions to Elizabeth Bennet. Moreover, the distinct differences between Lady Catherine and Mrs. Bennet’s characters reveal much about early nineteenth century society as a whole. Each of these characters highlights important aspects of the novel and ultimately deepens its meaning.

Two centuries ago, exactly on Jan. 28, 1813, Jane Austen 's second novella first saw print. From the timeless opening lines, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife," Pride & Prejudice has enraptured readers worldwide, in every single language, for 201 years. Jane Austen 's work is a unique gem and highly esteemed treasure which everyone should read. To this day, Pride & Prejudice is still teaching and asking probing questions of its readers with nearly every turn of page. One such question brought out by the novel will be discussed in this essay. The question is: “What is prejudice? Is it moral or immoral? Can it be avoided?”

The book, Pride and Prejudice, was authored by Jane Austen addressing manners of the social set up of her contemporary times in 1813. The story is centered on the life of Elizabeth Bennet (female protagonist of the book), one of five daughters and a second born to Mr. Bennet, who the author uses to explore matters of morality, upbringing, manners, and also marriage. The viewership of the story and portrayal of other characters is given through her experiences in the book. The story revolves around the subject of love between Fitzwilliam Darcy, the male protagonist in the book, and Elizabeth Bennet. The first impression on Elizabeth shows that she is a smart, jovial and attractive person who can be choosy and has a habit of resorting to

Pride and Prejudice is a story of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet and their five unmarried daughters who live in the estate of Longbourn in Hertfordshire. They are classified as middle class and are not a wealthy family. Their property is to pass on to the nearest male heir in the family, in this case to Mr. Collins, a cousin, since they have no sons in the family. The main concern of Mrs. Bennet’s life is to see that all her daughters are married, preferably to men with large fortunes. When Mrs. Bennet finds out that Mr. Charles Bingley, a wealthy gentlemen from the city, occupies the nearby estate of Netherfield Park, she takes the opportunity to marry off her daughters into Mr. Bingley’s family.

At the ball, Mr. Bingley is open and cheerful, popular with all the guests, and appears to be very attracted to the beautiful Miss Jane Bennet. His friend, Mr. Darcy, is reputed to be twice as wealthy; however, he is “haughty and aloof” (Corben 23). He declines to dance with Elizabeth, “suggesting that she is not enough to tempt him” (11). She finds this amusing and jokes about the statement with her friends. Mr. Bingley 's sister, Caroline, later invites Jane to visit.