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    Austen‚ Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Bantam Books‚ New York‚ 1813-1981. Pride and prejudice is romantic novel and was written during a time of war in Britain where Austen grew up. This book is very interesting and it might rise a lot of question in it’s readers mind. This book is also the book I‘m doing my research on and though it has little comparison to history but it reflects a lot of values. The book talks mostly about marriage and reflects social issues. This novel shows us that love can overwhelm

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    Letters Pave the Way for Elizabeth and Darcy’s Engagement in Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen uses letters in Pride and Prejudice for a number of reasons‚ (such as character development and plot) however‚ I feel the most important function is the role they play in the engagement of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. There are three letters in particular that pave the way for this engagement: Darcy’s letter to Elizabeth‚ Jane’s letter to Elizabeth while she is at Pemberley and Mrs. Gardiner’s letter

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    In the text it puts all the major sections together. The text puts it together by relating one section to another. The text also has the story put together to show all the important moments of her life. The last way the text puts all the major parts is by showing the main idea throughout the text One way they put it all together is by relating one section back to another. For example‚ in Facing Prejudice it shows how she is still isn’t ashamed of her heritage even if she was being teased about

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    a marriage based on love and family. Most societies have always had the same perspective of an ideal marriage during their time periods. However‚ in Jane Austen’ Pride and Prejudice‚ the author defies the view of the ideal marriage of her society by giving her own perspective on an ideal marriage. In the time period of Pride and Prejudice‚ society viewed ideal marriage as one based on financial stability and social equality. Although Jane Austen’s view of an ideal marriage includes financial and social

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    his wife that his cousin that he has never seen will visit Mr. William Collins‚ who will inherit Mr. Bennet’s property. Mr. Collins is a clergyman whom the wealthy noblewoman Lady Catherine de Bourgh has recently selected to serve her parish. His letter as Mr. Bennet said contains “a mixture of servility and self-importance‚” and his personality is similar. He arrives at Longbourn and apologizes for being entitled to the Bennets’ property but spends much of his time admiring and complimenting the

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    courageful to try something new‚ overcome the challenges that is there is the foundation of success. Prejudice

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    FEMINIST UNDERTONES IN ‘PRIDE AND PREJUDICE’ Introduction Jane Austen authored the novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’ in 1813‚ a period in the social history of England that saw most women as best equipped for the private and domestic realm. An ideal woman was the picture of chastity‚ innocence and compliancy. Even women authors in this period were expected to adhere to genres that were considered to be solely their domain- the refined arts‚ household

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    Very Different Marriage Proposals Both the first passage from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and the second from a novel written by Charles Dickens are marriage proposals made by men. Even though the explicit purpose of these proposals is to persuade‚ the two essays reveal two very different assumptions each of the writers have on the subject of marriage. This major difference separates the essay in terms of the approaches each of the writers took and this more than anything

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    In the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ first impressions and thoughts of main characters from Elizabeth change throughout the story to reveal that they can often be contradicting to a person’s true character. Even though it is normally thought of as negative to judge others without getting to know them‚ it is quite often done before we even have time to think about it. Even worse is that after judging others‚ the feelings towards them are often hard to change‚ even if they are proven wrong

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    The novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was originally titled First Impressions. This is significant because it reflects the values and attitudes of 19th century England‚ and portrays the main themes of the novel. It is set in England during the 1800’s and Austen focuses on a society whose opinions are based on first impressions. This is achieved through cultural context‚ characterisation‚ narratorial commentary‚ and methods/techniques. During the 19th Century‚ first impressions were very

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