In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet defies these standards, as she rejects two marriage proposals and goes against the norms of society by marrying above her social class. Pride and Prejudice symbolizes the importance of marriage, wealth, morals, and social status through the relationship between Mr. ... This is the turning point in the book and shows Elizabeth's stubbornness and firm belief in Mr. Darcy's pride and her prejudices. ... Darcy soon overcome their pride and prejudices towards each other to realize the love and happiness they would bring to one a...

• Word Count: 939
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Keith Wilson Pride: the Good and the Bad Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen has a constant theme of distinguishing the difference between positive and negative pride. Although it is at times hard to differentiate between positive and negative pride in the book, it is most blatantly displayed in the contrast of Mr. ... Darcy represents the positive side of pride, while Mr. Bennet represents the negative side of pride. ... Later on in the book, we learn that he is a generous master to his servants and tenants and a loving brother to his young sister Georgiana who he deeply cares for. ...

• Word Count: 613
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

The two texts that we read, Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and Charles Dicken's Great Expectations, both represent different courtship and marriage rituals taken from their perspective time periods. ... In Pride and Prejudice Austin shows that marriage was not an act of love, but rather an act of survival. ... In Pride and Prejudice, Mrs. ... This is a quote from Charlotte Lucas, one of the female characters in Pride and Prejudice. ... Darcy in Pride and Prejudice and kept her guard up, to keep out men who were interested in only her money, she would not have been hurt as she w...

• Word Count: 1116
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School