Pride and Prejudice :: English Literature

vanity and disfavorOne of the first Novels written in English, Janes Austens Pride andPrejudice which has been around for about 200 years. Published in 1813during a quantify when England were at war with France. Pride andPrejudice offers a story in which the upper-middle soma society arethe setting for the relationship of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitz pull up stakesiamDarcy. In a time when Womens main aim is to find a preserve againstfinancial snobbery and class prejudice, Austens Novel celebrates thelove over class prejudice and financial snobbery.This novel was set in 1797-1815 in Longbourn, country-bred England. The novelis told from Elizabeth Bennets point of view. At the time it waswritten, women had to get married in the first place twenty six otherwise theywould have no where to live or have to live with a relative, and notbe important in the house, or asked any questions. So women had to goaround trying to draw young mens attention before they got too old,this is shown in Charlotte Lucas who marries Mr. collins who is afool, she married for a home later on in purport which overrules all overconsiderations. This shows how much pressure was on women to adopt sothey could be secure later on in life.A young gentleman called Charles Bingley has rented the manor ofNetherfield Park. This gets the Bennets girls excited who have five unmarried daughters - Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia. Mrs.Bennet is desperate to get them all married so she can live somewherelater on in life when Mr. Bennet dies. After Mr. Bennet goes to seeMr. Bingley, the Bennets attend a evening gown at which Mr. Bingley is there.He is dancing with Jane and spends much of the evening dancing withher. His stiff friend, Mr. Darcy is less pleased with evening andproudly refuses to saltation with Elizabeth.Which do you entertain? and turning round, he looked for a moment atElizabeth, till signal detection her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said,She is tolerable but not ex quisite enough to tempt me and I am in no wittiness at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slightedby other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy hersmiles, for you are blow your time with me. These words tell usthat he is proud and doesnt count that the people at the ball areworthy enough to dance with him. The rudeness with which Darcy treatsElizabeth creates a bad impression of him in her mind. An impressionwhich will remain for half of the novel, until the truth of Darcy and