The Pride and Prejudice

It centers on the elder sisters of the Bennet family, Jane and Elizabeth. Their personalities,
misunderstandings and the roles of pride and prejudice play a large part in the development of their
individual relationships. The spirited Elizabeth and softhearted Jane have to deal with not only
their own feelings but also the status of their family, both of which affect the outcomes of their
marriages. The struggle is very believable and realistic because the story takes place a long time
ago. The way people interact with each other today is quite different than how they would interact
with each other back then. Pride and Prejudice is an appropriate name for the book.

In Pride and Prejudice, the low point is when Elizabeth rejects Darcy's first marriage proposal. In
the end, she gets her guy, who she had gradually forgiven and fallen in love with, and all of her
family and friend's life situations remain well.

Anyway, in addition to noticing how an old romance novel relates to modern day children's
movies, I found some themes. These themes and their explanations are as follows:

Love

Darcy and Elizabeth's love goes through obstacles, as does many relationships. However, true love
means getting through all of these setbacks and sharing that mutual affection even after all they've
been through. As I mentioned before, this marriage was formed by true love, not by the want for
fortune, as was Charlotte Lucas's.

Pride

Pride was of course had a large part in the novel, as the title should imply. Throughout the story,
people find Mr. Darcy disagreeable for having too much pride, but yet having pride means you are
well off. Pride can mean someone is living well, but can also lead to their social downfall.
Eventually, Elizabeth gives Mr. Darcy reason to be lessen his pride and everyone is happy in the
end (yay!).

Class

Most characters in Pride and Prejudice were willing to do anything, it seems, to receive a higher
reputation or to move a higher class in society. For example, Wickham would do anything it took
to get the money to be acknowledged as higher in society. Others, such as Miss. Bingley, were in
a high social class and disliked anyone not as socially accepted as themselves.

Pride and Prejudice tells a lot about how life in England was in the 17-1800's. Social Status and
reputation ware a main concern among those of the middle and upper class. Jane Austen
obviously disapproved of these motives, as all of the antagonists were conscious of their
reputation. Those who rose above this snobby life style (Mr. Darcy and his bride) were the "good
guys" of this novel and fell in love.

Prepared by:

John Dominic D. Porto

Submitted to:

Mrs. Pinky Baga- Delima