Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeths reasoning processes as she develops her opinion of Mr. Darcy

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Jane Austen 's Pride "We must not be so ready to fancy ourselves intentionally injured . We must not expect a lively young man to be always so guarded and circumspect . It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us . Women fancy admiration means more than it does "And men take care that they should (Austen Ch . 24

Jane Austen 's novel Pride and Prejudice centers around a young lady names Elizabeth Bennett whose attraction to Fitzwilliam Darcy colors the

novel in a cast of not rose colored spectacles but prejudiced colored spectacles . The unfolding of events that lead to misinterpretation and failed communication are what make Austen 's work a masterpiece similar to Oscar Wilde 's wit . The following essay will delve into the writing style of Jane Austen and her character development

Elizabeth Bennett is the protagonist of the novel by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice . She is typical of a female protagonist : full of venom wit , sarcasm , smarts and charm , as one of her thought patterns toward Mr . Darcy is revealed , "I could easily forgive his pride , if he had not mortified mine (Austen Ch . 5 . Elizabeth Bennett 's family serve as a gateway through which the reader better understands the caste system in the novel the proper place for most of the other characters the reader is introduced to in the pages of Austen 's novel . Elizabeth 's family are the counterpoint of misinterpretation by Elizabeth in understanding Mr . Darcy 's actions toward her and his place in society as is revealed upon further reading of the novel , She (Elizabeth ) hardly knew how to suppose that she could be an object of admiration to so great a man (Darcy (Austen Ch . 10

The prejudice with which Austen entitled her book has to do with the hierarchy of the waning royalty of Britain . The humor which Austen utilizes in her novel has to do with these conjured situations , as is evident with the very first line of the novel that reads , "It is a truth universally acknowledged , that a single man in possession of a good fortune , must be in want of a wife (Austen 3 . Thus , the ruse of the female characters throughout the entire novel are set to gain a husband , if not a fortune . In to properly marry a husband , it is in the woman 's best interest to marry above her social stature and to marry a man who has a fortune . In my opinion this theme of gaining a husband is a bit overdone and therefore clichy . The only redemption I found in the novel was the way that Austen created and portrayed her characters in a unique light . She allowed the female protagonist to belief false character traits of Mr . Darcy , which allowed for a touch of humour to be involved in a very Victorian novel . The setting did not add or subtract anything to the novel such...