In the 1800s, marriage was less about love and more about increasing one's social status. Jane Austen conveys this to the readers in her novel Pride and Prejudice using the Bennet family and their 5 daughters. The main character experienced much change throughout the novel by interacting with Darcy, her family, and many other characters. At the start of the novel, Elizabeth takes pride in her ability to judge a person's character when she first meets them. When first introduced to Mr. Darcy at the
inherit Mr. Bennet’s estate since a male heir can only acquire it. He “is in love with the idea of marriage rather than with Elizabeth herself” (Eberle 11). So he quickly moves on and proposes to Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth’s best friend, when Elizabeth turns down his offer. To Elizabeth’s dismay Charlotte only married Mr. Collins for financial insurance, like many other women during her
judging one another based on bias ideals, rather than on the character’s actual personality. Characters like, Elizabeth, Mr. Darcy, and Mr. Collins all exhibit the flaws of pride and prejudice throughout the novel. These flaws dealing with the theme do change throughout the novel for some of characters. Elizabeth Bennet
Introduction The following review will be on the book of English writer, “messenger” of realism in British literature, a satirist, wrote the so-called novel of manners – Jane Austen, called “Pride and Prejudice”. Her books are recognized as masterpieces and conquer the sincerity and simplicity of the plot against the background of a deep psychological penetration into the souls of heroes and ironic, mild, truly "British" humour. Jane Austen is still considered the "First Lady" of English literature