Pride And Prejudice By Jane Austen - 1554 Words

The book, Pride and Prejudice, was authored by Jane Austen addressing manners of the social set up of her contemporary times in 1813. The story is centered on the life of Elizabeth Bennet (female protagonist of the book), one of five daughters and a second born to Mr. Bennet, who the author uses to explore matters of morality, upbringing, manners, and also marriage. The viewership of the story and portrayal of other characters is given through her experiences in the book. The story revolves around the subject of love between Fitzwilliam Darcy, the male protagonist in the book, and Elizabeth Bennet. The first impression on Elizabeth shows that she is a smart, jovial and attractive person who can be choosy and has a habit of resorting to†¦show more content†¦Elizabeth Bennet is brought up by middle-class parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, in gentry land. Mrs. Bennet is portrayed as an arrogant and impulsive woman who cannot think beyond her emotional perception of a situation, even t or social interaction. Mr Bennet is shown to be smart and full of wit directed to his wife. He is also shown to tolerate the wife’s impulsiveness. â€Å"There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me (Austen 306).† By use of the phrase, â€Å"†¦stubbornness†¦that never can bear to be frightened†¦Ã¢â‚¬ , Elizabeth is depicted as confident, and together with her sister Jane, they had always taken to the father’s sense of morality and therefore aspired to assist their sisters – Catherine who had low self-esteem and was always impatient to the point of irritation and Lydia who was stubborn, self-centered and careless – in a bid to inspire their maturity. This was, however, challenging, given their mothers’ support and influence on the sisters. The situation would late turn from a sibling concern to major issue when Lydia elo ped with Wickham. Wickham had previously deceived Elizabeth on the subject of Darcy. However, in a letter to Elizabeth, Darcy dispelled those lies, a move which allowed Elizabeth to see Wickham for who he was. She subsequently