The Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice is a spirited period piece that clearly illustrates the importance of women being able to find a suitable husband to settle down with; for the sake of both herself and her family. ... Not only does their own future happiness depend on their ability to navigate through their own pride and prejudices regarding one another, but the fate of Elizabeth's family is squarely placed on their shoulders as well. ... This is an opinion she will hold to tightly throughout the book. ... I found this part of the book to be very well composed. ... Desp...

• Word Count: 1723
• Approx Pages: 7

In this first line of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice we are at once introduced to language rich with satire. ... Everywhere in Pride and Prejudice, pompous gravity is laughed out of existence. ... The human condition allows for the faults of vanity, pride and prejudice. ... Pride and prejudice were the products of wealth, power, and influence. ... I enjoyed this book immensely. ...

• Word Count: 1894
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Discuss Jane Austen's presentation of marriage in Pride and Prejudice, and why she considers Elizabeth and Darcy's relationship to be the most desired model of marriage. There are many themes around marriage, through her presentation and symbolism, which Jane Austen portrays with this book; she lays out the different reasons and extremities for marriage between the different characters in the book. ... The first example of marriage in Pride and Prejudice is between Mr. and Mrs. ... Darcy has, throughout the book, been seen as ignorant, proud and "disagreeable". ... Elizabeth and ...

• Word Count: 1208
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet is the most dynamic character in the story. ... Elizabeth uses her prejudice to tell Darcy that she thinks he is an idiot for thinking that she will love him back. ... Even though these accusations are true, Lady Catherine has hurt Elizabeth badly but it helps Elizabeth to lessen her pride. ... She realizes that her pride is not right because she is not better than the people around her. ... Jane Austen wrote the book in this way to teach people that first impressions are not always right. ...

• Word Count: 807
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Out of my three selections, the book that reflects mostly on my life and personal emotions is Into the Wild, by Jon Krakauer. This book is both an extreme and powerful teller of pride and many other emotional human feelings. ... One other quote that comes to mind is towards the end of the book, Alex's father received news of his sons death. ... My second literary work that I chose for this paper is Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austin. ... The three books Into the Wild, Beowulf, and Pride and Prejudice were quite different, but to me they reflected on my self pride. ...

• Word Count: 1598
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Instead of the title Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's original title for this book was First Impressions. ... The first ball is also crucial because it initializes the pride and the prejudice that many of the characters have; which in turn foreshadows the conflicts that eventually occur during the entirety of the novel. ...

• Word Count: 626
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School