1. Happiness and Conflict in Literature
A perfect example Auerbach gives is the anticipation and waiting at the drawing-room, "before the gentlemen came.... From an optimistic view, even if Jane hadn't been so lucky, if all of the three females followed Elizabeth's example of learning, would they have all ended up happily in marriages of love and fortune (i.e. does Austen use Elizabeth's story as a formula for female readers to follow so they can find marriages of love and fortune?)? ... Colley see's "Pride and Prejudice" as a "deliberate essay in fantasy.... Colley see's "Pride and ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate