Elizabeth Bennet Independence

Elizabeth’s Feminist Independence and Freedoms The character of Elizabeth Bennet portrays startling unique and individualistic personality traits throughout her story in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. Indeed, Austen uses Elizabeth’s frank nature to challenge traditional notions of gender. Unlike other romantic heroines, Austen chooses to depict Elizabeth as a level headed, deductive, and observation individual who is objectively distant from her social world. Thus, Pride and Prejudice challenges traditional notions of female stereotypes through the actions of Elizabeth Bennet.
From the very start of the novel, Austen makes it clear that Elizabeth is an original character that is different from other female counterparts. Although Elizabeth resides in a family with four other daughters, her father makes it known that he favours her when he states, “They have none of them much to recommend them, they are all silly and ignorant, like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters” (Austen 4). The quickness in mind comes from the close personal
She maintains an odd correspondence with a blind man that she once worked for many years ago; her relationship with this man spans across two marriages and the method of communication is via audiotape . She explains to her husband the blind man’s plight and how they are strictly just friends; however, her behavior indicates otherwise when he finally arrives at their home. She gushes over Richard (the blind man) and embraces him as he exits his cab. The niceties continue as the converse, “I have winter in my beard now, “he said. “So I’ve been told anyway. Do I look distinguished, my dear?” the blind man said to my wife. “You look distinguished, Robert,” she said. “Robert,” she said. “Robert, it’s just so good to see you.” (Carver,