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    |Relationships of Reality | |[An analysis of marriages present in Jane Austen’s Pride and | |Prejudice] | | | | | |

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    Pride and Prejudice Themes and MotifsTHEMES Class Class is the target of much of the novel’s criticism of society in general. Austen makes it clear that people like Lady Catherine‚ who are overly invested in their social position‚ are guilty of judging that a person’s social rights are strictly defined by their class. Other characters‚ like the stuck-up Mr. Collins and the scheming Caroline‚ are depicted as thoroughly empty‚ their opinions and motivations completely defined by the dictates of the

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    Additionally‚ prejudice is rooted in the view that the discriminator’s group is somehow superior to the oppressed group‚ which is the justification for the oppression. The current U.S society has the prejudice that men‚ as a group‚ are somehow superior to women. This discrimination serves to justify the double standards between men and women and the injustice done

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    Finding the girl that fits the shoe is not the only way to find love. "Cinderella" is one of the most commonly compared stories with Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. They have an abundant amount of similarities and differences. The similarities that pop out most between the two are‚ higher and lower classes have two different lifestyles‚ the mothers of the female protagonist‚ and the males both marry a woman from a lower class. Whereas the differences that grab the reader’s attention are the

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    Darcy’s prejudice is strongly rooted in him‚ but Elizabeth is able to break down some of his distaste for her‚ which eventually causes him to fall in love with her. Mr. Darcy‚ towards those he considers of lower status and regard‚ he is an aloof‚ condescending man. He holds the stupidity and silly behavior of the Bennet family with great contempt‚ all except for Elizabeth and Jane. Jane gains his respect‚ because she is a proper‚ civil lady‚ but Elizabeth has a greater affect on his prejudice. She is

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    Prejudice is a natural thing for people in Maycomb. People are prejudice against Negro people‚ children and women. Although just about everyone has more rights than a Negro. A mixed race child is even more discriminated than a normal Negros. There are many prejudices in the book To Kill a Mockingbird such as sexism‚ racism‚ and ageism. There is sexism in To Kill a Mockingbird. The fact that women are supposed to stay home and not do anything but housework. They are supposed to cook‚ clean‚ wear

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    Assignment: _Write a review of the 1995 Pride and Prejudice film‚ (seen in class) comment on the cast‚ music‚ setting‚ wardrobe etc._ Generally speaking film adaptations of classic novels rarely ever prove superior or a match for the books on which they are based. This may be attributed to the fact that the written word allows for more nuances than the camera. In many cases the book is severely compromised in order to make the story more cinematic‚ key parts are altered or omitted entirely and the

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    Being different is always unacceptable to some people‚ but to others it is the best way to go throughout life. Prejudice goes in and out of our country affecting different people and distinguishing out a large extent of them. Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee demonstrates prejudice through numerous accounts of race‚ gender‚ and rich/poor with numerous accounts. Prejudice is evident through the novel in many cases of gender bias. The way you treat someone based off of certain principles

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    One feature to realize about The Importance of Being Earnest and Pride and Prejudice is that they are both similar in a comedic manner for readers to feel entertained. However‚ what separates the two stories are their themes; whereas The Importance of Being Earnest was written based on how society was around the Victorian Era in satirical form‚ while on the other hand Pride and Prejudice is concerned more with the idea of how love can overcome all obstacles despite the fact that two different people

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    The ideas conveyed by Jane Austen in Pride and Prejudice and Fay Weldon in Letters to Alice on first reading Jane Austen conflict with and challenge the values of their contemporary society and serve to offer moral perspectives opposing to those of their respective societies. Connections can be made between the role of the writer and their purpose in both texts and‚ particularly through consideration of Weldon’s contextualisation and form‚ the reader’s perspective of both texts is reshaped and enhanced

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