Book Analysis
Pride and Prejudice
Lexie Pellett
One of the world’s most beloved and cherished novels is Pride and Prejudice. Published in 1813 by Jane Austen, this book has truly withstood the test of time and for good reason. In her novel, she tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a quick witted young woman. Elizabeth’s small town gets turned upside down when two rich, young bachelors come into town. Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy catch the eye of the eldest Bennet sisters, but not in the same way. Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley immediately hit it off and clearly like each other, while Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy do not like the other. As time passes, Darcy finds himself liking Elizabeth more and more, though Elizabeth finds herself disgusted with Mr. Darcy’s character. As the story continues however, Darcy proves himself time and time again and Elizabeth realizes her true feelings for him. They reconcile, and are shortly married along with her sister, Jane, and Mr. Bingley. Austen weaves a tale that everyone can relate to in one way or another, and teaches lessons through her story telling that everyone would be wise to pay attention to. Miss Austen wrote about finding a spouse because your feeling for them is love them, not because it is the most socially acceptable thing to do, which was seldom done then. With the help of this novel she paved the way for other great romance stories and female writers. Thanks to her writing genius she has written an all together well written novel that will continue to pull at the heartstrings of reader young and old for generations to come. Jane Austen’s made a name for herself with Pride and Prejudice in the 1800’s for her impeccable literary style and technique. The story is told in third person omniscient, but follows Elizabeth Bennet throughout the entirety. This allows the reader to get a feel for the thoughts of not just Elizabeth, but the rest of the novel’s cast. It removes more of questioning that occurs when the thoughts of all of
Lexie Pellett
One of the world’s most beloved and cherished novels is Pride and Prejudice. Published in 1813 by Jane Austen, this book has truly withstood the test of time and for good reason. In her novel, she tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a quick witted young woman. Elizabeth’s small town gets turned upside down when two rich, young bachelors come into town. Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy catch the eye of the eldest Bennet sisters, but not in the same way. Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley immediately hit it off and clearly like each other, while Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy do not like the other. As time passes, Darcy finds himself liking Elizabeth more and more, though Elizabeth finds herself disgusted with Mr. Darcy’s character. As the story continues however, Darcy proves himself time and time again and Elizabeth realizes her true feelings for him. They reconcile, and are shortly married along with her sister, Jane, and Mr. Bingley. Austen weaves a tale that everyone can relate to in one way or another, and teaches lessons through her story telling that everyone would be wise to pay attention to. Miss Austen wrote about finding a spouse because your feeling for them is love them, not because it is the most socially acceptable thing to do, which was seldom done then. With the help of this novel she paved the way for other great romance stories and female writers. Thanks to her writing genius she has written an all together well written novel that will continue to pull at the heartstrings of reader young and old for generations to come. Jane Austen’s made a name for herself with Pride and Prejudice in the 1800’s for her impeccable literary style and technique. The story is told in third person omniscient, but follows Elizabeth Bennet throughout the entirety. This allows the reader to get a feel for the thoughts of not just Elizabeth, but the rest of the novel’s cast. It removes more of questioning that occurs when the thoughts of all of