Course: Advanced English Teacher: Chao Guohui Student: Lin Can No.1023 Faculty of English Language and Culture Date: Dec.3rd 2003 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jane Austen, the author of pride and prejudice, was born in Steventon, England, in 1775, where she lived for twenty-five years of her life. ... She began to write while in her teens and completed the original manuscript of Pride and Prejudice, which was then titled First Impression, between 1796 and 1797. ... In her work, Austen is often critical of the assumptions and prejudices of upper class. ... The love sto...

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Satire in Pride in Prejudice In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen attacks the idea of marriage for money and social standing. ... When Jane goes to visit the Bingley's, Mrs. ... Her plan works, but instead of just having to stay the night because of the rain, Jane falls ill. ... He infers his desire to propose to Jane, and upon finding from Mrs. ... In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen uses satire to bring about a social change. ...

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Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, has been a favorite, most memorable novel throughout the years. ... She presents pride, prejudice, love, and money as the important aspects of that time period. ... Moler reveals his theories on the novel's symbolic values in Pride and Prejudice: a Study in Artistic Economy. Moler writes about the way Jane Austen uses symbolic devices in order to present her novel in a meaningful and detailed manner. ... Reading and other objects associated with it are presented numerous times in Pride and Prejudice (Moler 50). ...

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An important theme in the novel "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is the idea of overcoming ones pride and prejudice towards others. ... Because Elizabeth dislikes Darcy's pride "his pride, his abominable pride", her prejudice against Darcy blunts her judgement of Mr Wickham's and Darcy's true characters. ... The importance of pride and prejudice in this book is grand. The book explores the ways in which society in Jane Austen's period operated, how people viewed each other on the basis of social ranking and the importance of presenting yourself as an agreeable figure, i...

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Satire is used in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen to show the deficiencies in morals and ethics of the characters that Austen disapproves of. ... Jane Austen also disapproves of her. ... This goal of hers almost cost one of her daughters her life, Jane Bennet. When Jane was going to go visit the Bingleys, her mom wouldn't let her take the carriage because she said, "You had better go on horseback, / because it seems likely to rain and you must stay all / night" (28 Austen). Her plan worked too well because instead of just getting a cold, Jane had a fever, and when Mrs. ...

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In her novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen successfully incorporates various social and mental awakenings that, in turn, serve as significant turning points in the novel. ... In the beginning of the novel Jane Austen gives a brief insight into the relationship of Mr. and Mrs. ... However, throughout the majority of his proposal, Darcy, guided by his pride, inadvertently emphasizes his higher rank than Elizabeth rather than his unconditional love for her. After his proposal we Austen demonstrates her anger towards his arrogant tone when she says "I could easily have forgave his pride, if h...

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Pride and Prejudice is one of Jane Austen's greatest masterpieces. ... Yet in this novel, Austen pokes fun at the misbehavior of those lower, and even higher on the social scale. ... Austen tells the story with the comedy of manners or a novel of manners, which pokes fun at society. All in all, Pride and Prejudice exhibits a cynical look at the life the author lives during that time....

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In the novel Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, I was completely amazed with the characters Mr. ... In order to be able to get along with each other they had to rise above their pride and prejudices and overcome all the obstacles that were thrown in their way and because of it, they fall happily in love. ... Darcy's characteristics of pride, because he wouldn't consider her a respectable woman and his prejudice because he hadn't even spoken to her and was disgusted by her. ... For example, Elizabeth was not impressed by Darcy's narrow mind and his pride when h...

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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. ... Darcy represents the positive side of pride, while Mr. Bennet represents the negative side of pride. ... Bennet differ completely concerning the subject of pride. ... Bennet, lacks the pride to take his responsibilities with any kid of seriousness. ...

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The title of pride and predjudice, by Jane Austen,can be interpreted as a theme running through the movie. Pride, is very common. ... Austen was trying to send this message that an excess of pride or vanity is harmful. ... His pride is very obvious. ... She prides herself on not being prejudice in judging and rational in the judgement of others. ...

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Instead of the title Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's original title for this book was First Impressions. ... Bingley, instantly infatuated by Jane's beauty, dances with her not once, but twice during the course of the night. ... Bingley's sisters, after one night of simply looking at her, are able to tell Bingley that he has their approval of Jane. ... The first impressions between Bingley and Jane and Darcy and Elizabeth are total opposites. ... The first ball is also crucial because it initializes the pride and the prejudice that many of the characters have; which in ...

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Elizabeth's performance in light of radical and reactionary influences In the novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, the setting is critical for the establishment of how societal views influenced what was acceptable behavior during the 18th century. ... "She was wild to be at home - to hear, to see, to be upon the spot, to share with Jane in the cares that must fall wholly upon her." ... Bennet's, " she is not half so handsome as Jane." ... (pg. 177) Elizabeth's attractiveness is further portrayed throughout the novel, such as her intimate interactions with Jane...

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