Pride and Prejudice :: English Literature

Pride and PrejudiceOne of the first Novels written in English, Janes Austens Pride andPrejudice which has been around for about 200 years. Published in 1813during a time when England were at war with France. Pride andPrejudice offers a romance in which the upper-middle class society arethe setting for the relationship of Elizabeth Bennet and FitzwilliamDarcy. In a time when Womens main aim is to find a keep up againstfinancial snobbery and class prejudice, Austens Novel celebrates thelove over class prejudice and financial snobbery.This unused was set in 1797-1815 in Longbourn, rural England. The novelis told from Elizabeth Bennets point of view. At the time it waswritten, women had to get married before twenty six otherwise theywould give birth no where to pull through or have to live with a relative, and notbe important in the house, or asked any questions. So women had to goaround trying to catch young mens care before they got too old,this is shown in Charlotte Lucas who mar ries Mr. Collins who is afool, she married for a home later on in life which overrules all overconsiderations. This shows how often pressure was on women to marry 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 fiveunmarried 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 ball at which Mr. Bingley is there.He is dancing with Jane and spends much of the evening dancing withher. His reason out friend, Mr. Darcy is less pleased with evening andproudly refuses to dance with Elizabeth.Which do you mean? and turning round, he looked for a moment atElizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said,She is tolerable but not handsome enough to tempt me and I am in nohumour at le ave to give consequence to young ladies who are slightedby other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy hersmiles, for you are wasting your time with me. These words order usthat he is proud and doesnt think that the people at the ball areworthy enough to dance with him. The rudeness with which Darcy treatsElizabeth creates a bad moving-picture show of him in her mind. An impressionwhich will remain for half of the novel, until the truth of Darcy and