...around Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters in Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice. The novel has many different plots, one of relationships between Elizabeth’s older sister Jane and Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy, Mr. Wickham and Elizabeth herself. The Netherfield ball is one that the Bingleys host and Elizabeth and her whole family attend. In this chapter, Austen exposes the Bennet’s behaviors, including Elizabeth, presenting the theme of social class and expectations. Elizabeth enters the Bingley’s house hoping to spend the evening with Wickham, but she learns that he isn’t there. Her disappointment affects her own attitude for the evening as she had “a degree of ill humour, which she could not wholly surmount even in speaking to Mr. Bingley, whose blind partiality provoked her” (Austen 89). This behavior isn’t very mannerly as she is probably expected to act gaily even if she is grieved. Even after, “the two first dances…brought a return of distress; they were dances of mortification” (Austen 89). Elizabeth is forced to dance with her cousin, Mr. Collins, who is not a very graceful dancer and “gave her all the shame and misery…a disagreeable partner…can give” (Austen 89). This greatly affects her spirits and manner as she accepts a dance with Mr. Darcy. Her friend, Charlotte, even whispers “not to be a simpleton and allow her fancy for Wickham to make her appear unpleasant in the eyes of a man ten times his consequence” (Austen 89). This shows social expectation for a woman...
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...Emma was going home in a carriage with Mr. Elton, he says that he likes Emma and he never thought of liking Harriet Smith before. Emma is enraged and refuses to talk to Mr. Elton. When she gets home, she feels guilty that she made Harriet happy and excited when really, Mr. Elton didn't like Harriet at all. But Emma tells Harriet what happened and Harriet gets ill and depressed. Mr. Elton goes away to an estate called Bath for a vacation. When he comes back, he is married to a girl named Augusta Hawkins. Augusta is too proud and is very rich so no one likes her except Jane Fairfax. Jane Fairfax was a rich orphan who lived with her aunt and was cousin to Emma. Everyone loved Jane Fairfax and she was rather delicate. She grew sick easily but was always made sure to be looked after by everyone. Emma grows very tired of Mrs. Elton because she always compliments herself and the only other thing she talks about is Jane. Mrs. Elton is quick and soon realizes that Emma doesn't like her. And when she finds out that Emma was the one who caused Harriet to like her husband, she hates Emma and Harriet even more. But Emma doesn't mind and is quite glad that she got rid of Mrs. Elton. Harriet gets better eventually and Emma tells her that Mr. Elton was only after money anyway. Harriet tells Emma that she likes somebody but before she can say anything...
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...following passage from Pride and Prejudice, giving detailed consideration to what the passage shows of the thematic concerns and narrative methods of the novel (for example, what themes are dealt with here? What use is made of narrative point of view? How is characterisation achieved?). Pride and prejudice was written by Jane Austen and published in 1813. This passage of the story was written in third person narration perspective that displays thematic concerns and narrative methods throughout the novel to make the readers relate to the story or understand the relations and differences between the 19th century society and the modern society. The themes in this passage are pride, prejudice, family, marriage, class and society, wealth, love, women and femininity, and language and communication. The narrative methods of this passage are narration and point of view (third person narration e.g. focalisation and indirect speech), selection and arrangement of events, characterisation, description, dialogue, exposition and the development of themes. Written in third person, this passage from the “pride and Prejudice” novel is written and told by an omniscient narrator (Jane Austin) who used her heroine and hero character (Elizabeth) as a focalizer through her actions and feelings towards herself, others and what is happening around her. The themes in this “Pride and prejudice” passage are pride, prejudice, family, marriage, class and society, love, wealth, women and femininity as well...
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...reading project of the world?s greatest novels. Since I had made the decision to begin writing fiction myself, I wanted to learn the craft from the masters. Additionally, I wanted a change of pace from the hard-core Marxist literature I had been reading for 11 years. (Within two years, however, I had returned to radical politics, largely under the impetus of the Central American revolution.) I soon discovered that some of these masterpieces left me cold, including those written by Henry James, Joseph Conrad and especially Jane Austen. Although I would never deny that they were great writers, their words did not resonate with me. After reading 50 or so pages of ?Pride and Prejudice,? I found myself wondering what all the hype was about. I was left cold by an endless round of country balls, dinner parties and arch dialogue that always sounded self-conscious and somewhat artificial. To illustrate: Elizabeth Bennett, the major character who is based on Jane Austen herself, is in one of her frequent 'cutting' exercises with Fitzwilliam D?Arcy--reminiscent of an old Katherine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy movie. Like Hepburn and Tracy, these two spend most of their time hating each other until they finally discover that they really are in love. (I myself had a different take on the matter. In my experience, people generally start off in love and then discover that they really hate each other, especially after being married for a few years--excluding me of...
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...Pride and Prejudice. A Marxist Analysis. Marxism is basically the idea that society is driven by money and the economy. In Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice for example, Mrs. Bennett is the height of Marxism since her singular goal is to marry off all her daughters to wealthy men. Another example is that almost every character except Elizabeth and Darcy is preoccupied with the income of their potential partner. Since the Bennetts are brought up within an upper class society, the illusion of power is found within their characters. They have the freedom to do what they want and make their own decisions because they are not controlled by a higher power. Of course, the Bingleys and the Darcys have a much greater wealth and could influence other characters within the novel more, such as Mr. Darcy’s influence on Wickham concerning money in exchange for an agreement to marry Lydia. However, their acquaintances and communities intertwine in some way hence leading to Elizabeth and Darcy’s marriage, even with the opposition of someone of a higher rank, Lady Catherine. The plot revolves around the need described in the very first sentence of the novel: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." This opening statement already emphasises a Marxist perspective about money’s influence on a man’s goal to find a suitable wife and vice versa. The driving force of the plot also centres on the very idea of class. Not...
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...Love, Wealth, and Marriage Pride and Prejudice, authored by Jane Austen, is a skillfully crafted novel dealing with love, comedy, and first impressions. The novel follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, and her middleclass family living in 19th century England. Elizabeth, unlike her younger sisters, is quite quick-witted but perhaps is too judgmental and relies very heavily on her first impressions of people; this is clearly evident after her first meeting with Mr. Darcy. Lydia, Elizabeth’s youngest sister, is rather childish and seems to be quite foolish; this is made quite evident when she marries Mr. Wickham. Another important female character is Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth’s opportunistic friend; she marries Collins after Elizabeth rejects his marriage proposal. Another interesting concept portrayed in the novel is the motivation behind the main characters’ marriages: Elizabeth marries out of love, where as her friend, Charlotte, marries so that she might continue with her lavish lifestyle. Lydia, Elizabeth’s youngest sister, marries out of what she thinks is love but, in fact, out of something more sinister. The first marriage found in the novel is that of Charlotte Lucas to the nervous Mr. Collins. Charlotte, being a “well-educated woman of small fortune”(120; Vol.1, ch. 22), readily accepted Collins’ proposal regardless that her best friend, Elizabeth, had rejected the same proposal not a week before. Charlotte marries Collins primarily because he will be able to...
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...Essay about attitudes and reasons for marriage, based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. At the end of the XVIII century, families with daughters used to be worried about setting good marriages for them. Getting a good husband was the main objective of young ladies at that time. Austen uses the Bennet family of Longbourn to illustrate the good and bad reasons behind marriage. Since they had so many girls to be married, Mrs. Bennet made huge efforts to make her daughters well married. Her husband's estate was entailed to his nephew, Mr. Collins, upon Mr. Bennet's death. So, Mrs. Bennet wanted her daughters to have financial stability in case of their father's death. Women who could not find a husband were often referred to as old maids and lived their whole lives with their parents. It’s possible to understand why Mrs. Bennet did not want this for any of her daughters. The Bennets' marriage was not ideal. Mr. Bennet had married his wife because she was beautiful in her youth and her ability to supply him with children. But her beauty faded and so did their enjoyment of each other, eventually. He enjoyed his time alone in his studies where he could be away from his wife and daughters. Mrs. Bennet enjoyed gossiping about neighbours and finding future husbands for her daughters. Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth's best friend, married Mr. Collins for money. Jane Austen plainly states that Charlotte accepted his proposal for the pure and disinterested desire of an...
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...Pride and prejudice book review The novel Pride and Prejudice was written by Jane Austen. It is a story about a middle classed family, who deal with issues such as marriage, social status, reputation and love. Mr. Bennet, who is the head of the household and husband to Mrs. Bennet, is always frustrated by his silly wife and troublesome daughters. He withdraws from his family by acting distantly and occasionally has bursts of sarcastic humor. Detached from his family, he is a weak father and, at critical moments, fails his family. For example, his allowance and unconcern of his youngest daughter Lydia's immature behavior, nearly leads to public shame when she elopes with Wickham, an officer in the regiment, stationed at Meryton, who at first seems like a good and likable man but later reveals his true nature. Mr. Bennet is closest to ...
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...Marxist theory of class and ideology suggests that society is driven by money and economy. All the social, historical changes that take place in a society are guided by changes in modes of production and class struggle. Marx also stated that the ruling class not only dominates the material sources of society, but also controls the intellectual modes of production. The ruling class circulates its ideas as the only rational, ideal, universal ideas, to maintain their hegemony. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was written much earlier, however even then class expectations restricted the English society. The novel is a critique of society through social satire by the means of social caricatures embodied in Mr. Collins and Lady Catherine de Burgh. The plot of the text largely centers on the idea of class. Not only does the novel concern itself with the class of various characters, but also describes their mode of production and by what means each character gained their status. Lady Catherine De Burgh and Mr. Darcy are a member of the landed aristocracy, whereas Mr. Collins and Mr. Phillips belong to the bourgeoisie class. The Gardiners, Mr. Bingley and The Lucases earned their status through a respectable line of trade. In the novel, Mrs. Bennet is the embodiment of Marx’s ideology of class and economy. Her singular goal is to marry off her daughters to wealthy, high class men. That is the reason why Mr. Bingley’s visit to Netherfield puts her in frenzy and she constantly pesters...
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...Author Jane Austen was born in Georgian era England during which society viewed a famous woman as someone who has lost femininity, leading Austen to publish anonymously. A realist, Austen shows in her novel a society where social mobility is almost nonexistent and the expression of one’s class is widespread. Considered by some to be a conservative author, Austen often writes about her main character fighting against societal restrictions. Austen was born to a clergyman and represents the Church of England with a great sense of morality derived from her religion. Austen often uses her religion to juxtapose the Puritan society of her era. Gender also plays a large role in her writing; men are portrayed as those who are in the military, church but attain wealth through their own work. Women are shown to only become wealthy through marriage. Austen’s extensive portrayal of the middle and upper class alienates the lower class, as they are only mentioned as servants that are content with their lives. Austen must have done community service, as her father was a member of the clergy, therefore experiencing the hardships of the poor. Nonetheless, Austen shows an absence of appreciation for the poor and their contributions to society. Austen’s work was favorably criticized by contemporaries, even having her works compared to those of William Shakespeare and Homer. 19th century critics viewed the works of Dickens and Eliot more favorably because Austen’s novels did not adhere to Romantic...
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...Social norms In the Victorian era women were seen, by the middle classes, as belonging to the domestic sphere, and this stereotype required them to provide their husbands with a clean home, food on the table and to raise their children. Emily Bronte was a novelist during the Victorian Era. She was most famous for her book Wuthering Heights. Wuthering Heights was a contradiction to the actual time period of the Victorian Era. Wuthering Heights was considered controversial because its depiction of mental and physical cruelty was unusually stark, and it challenged strict Victorian ideals of the day, including religious hypocrisy, social classes and gender inequality. In the 1800’s, everyone was immensely religions. Emily Bronte was religions...
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....Choose either “The Story of an Hour” or “Eveline” to answer this question: How does the narration of the story affect the way the story is told? Use and cite examples to support your answer. The story is set in the late nineteenth century in the home of Louise Mallard. is very biasist as a reader we are unsure how her marriage was. Mrs. Mallard knows that she will mourn her loving husband's death, but she also predicts many years of freedom, which she welcomes with “open arms.” Mrs mallard is being very bias how are we suppose to know as reader what was that made you change from crying to being happy your hhusbands dead? Was her husband abusive to her? It leaves the reader with unanswered questions. She begins planning her future, in which she will live without the burden of other people. She loved her husband, more or less, but love is nothing to her when compared to independence, she decides, as she murmurs, "Free! Body and soul free!" This is further displayed by the use of the phrase “monstrous joy” Throughtought the reading Chaplin portrays Mrs Mallard as a typical wife of her time, and obedient but unhappy. However, she has no real capacity to make decisions or to be her own person. Now she can see a future for herself and, "she would live for herself. There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence." She began to get a feeling she strived to beat away, but in the end she realized she had to face the truth, she was feeling not in control with...
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...As a young woman in today’s society, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Despite its lack of interesting portrayal, the content of the book was captivating. Abigail Adams is an inspiration to me after reading this novel. By no means was she a perfect person, however she very clearly did the best she could as a person in her time. This book showed me two important things about myself, the fact that I am, in a sense, not all that effective in society and that I am prone, to take advantage of the education afforded to me. I can legally vote, and plan to in November, but I’d be lying if I said I was keeping up with the election. I voted in the primary for my hometown and regret doing so because I only truly understood one, maybe two, of the categories in which I was voting on. This book showed me that I have a privilege that hasn’t always been available to people like me and I am not making very good use of it. Reading this novel sparked my interest in the governing roles around me and the impact I can have with regards to them. Abigail Adams was up to date on everything happening in politics and kept a level head throughout her conversations regarding the future of America, the America I see today, yet she had very little say in what actually happened. I have a say, yet do not have anything logical to input. One of the most prominent things this book left me with was the fact that education was so valued for Abigail. Women, for the most part, could not read or write which...
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...Characters are often the most directly influential aspect of literature. Whether a character is compelling or not is often the difference between finishing a story or abandoning it. Susan Glaspell in her story “A Jury of Her Peers” succeeds in crafting memorable characters. But who is truly the main character in the story? Martha Hale is the main character in “A Jury of Her Peers” due to her verisimilitude, the narration in the story, and her dynamic nature. The verisimilitude of Martha Hale deepens her characterization and makes her believable enough to be presented as the main character. Verisimilitude is the idea that “characters in fiction should be true to life” in order to create a realistic and believable story (166). The main character of any story should be grounded firmly in verisimilitude to to ground them in readers imaginations. If a reader cannot imagine a character as believable, the purpose of the story becomes ineffectual. Martha Hale possess verisimilitude, which makes her interesting and authentic to readers. In mays ways she fits the role of rural housewife, strong in demeanor and yet not quite defiant, at least not in the story’s beginning. Martha Hale feels grief over the circumstances that plague Minnie Foster, and guilt over not having visited her one time friend in a long time. She reacts reasonably, in a manner the reader would expect her too. Similarly, when the men of the story begin to belittle the efforts of Minnie Foster to manage the home,...
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