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    Jane Austen published her seminal novel Pride and Prejudice during a period of time where ideas on social class and the role of women in society were beginning to shift. In her novel‚ Austen uses two of the main dynamic characters‚ Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett‚ to portray these shifting ideas. Through the changes that Darcy and Elizabeth experience throughout the narrative‚ Austen questions the prevailing attitudes of the time on responsibility‚ class‚ and basic human emotion‚ conveying to the

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    The writers Jane Austen‚ Kate Chopin‚ and Gertrude Stein are female writers whose works represent the will‚ power‚ and self-determination to succeed in a society developed for by men and for the men. In the novel Pride and Prejudice‚ Jane Austen touches the topic of female virtue‚ gender discrimination‚ and social inequality. Moreover‚ as Cunningham et al. p. 892 indicated in Culture and Values‚ she was against the discriminatory education for women. From her part‚ Kate Chopin novel‚ The Awakening

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    As with every romance novel or movie‚ there is often a second female lead character‚ whose desire for the male protagonist lead them in scheming for the demise of the female character‚ and such a character is undoubtedly present in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen‚ in the form of the posh and petty‚ Caroline Bingley. In the novel‚ Caroline Bingley is described to the audience‚ along with her married sister‚ Mrs Hurst‚ as “fine women‚ with an air of decided fashion” (Austen 12)‚ wherein the word

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    of his day.but very few writers have exploited all possible resources of irony as Jane Austen.It may not be an exaggeration to say that Jane Austen is nothing if not ironical.Irony is her very forte;it is in fact the very soul of her art. Pride and Prejudice‚ for instance‚ is steeped in irony.To put it in other words‚ it is an artistic blend of ironic and dramatic design.almost everything in this novel‚ be it related to the context or to the style‚ points to an ironic contrast between ’appearance’

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    My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The first time that I read this book was for school‚ so I automatically assumed I would not enjoy it. I ended up being very wrong. I was not able to put the book down‚ it keeps you interested and wanting to know what happens next. In the book‚ two of the main characters Elizabeth and Darcy are destined to be together although at first they are not aware of this. In my opinion this really pulls the reader in from the beginning‚ they feel a

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    A certain means of survival in society for women used to prominently be by marriage. Jane Austen represented this method of survival within several marriage proposals in Pride and Prejudice. Many of these relations defied societal expectations‚ especially through the protagonist‚ Elizabeth Bennet. Crucial marriage proposals throughout this novel embodied the works uncivilized free and wild thinking. These propositions centralized the values that marriage was a business proposal‚ money and class influence

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    Elizabeth Bennet‚ the female protagonist in Pride and Prejudice‚ is revolutionary in that she actively rejects the conventions of the time in which it is written. Her determination to choose her own husband‚ using rational Love as her main criteria‚ deems her as a rebel of her time. This essay will provide evidence for this assertion by refering to the various instances in which she ignores societal standards and restrictions in persuit of true Love. However we must also consider the limits of Elizabeth

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    ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Pride and Prejudice’ are the two of English literature’s most celebrated and loved stories.  In both cases‚ the theme of the story is love between a young man and women and the lovers are the main characters about which the rest of the cast or characters in the story revolve.  Although both are romances‚ in the literal sense of the word‚ there are numerous differences between them; this essay intends to examine the similarities and differences between the two works‚ specifically

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    Upon reading the novels‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ by Jane Austen‚ and Everyday Enlightenment: The twelve Gateways to Personal Growth‚ by Dan Millman‚ I have concluded that self knowledge‚ or‚ "Knowledge and awareness of your own personality or character" as defined by Merriam Webster’s Learner’s Dictionary‚ has a direct effect on one’s happiness‚ morals‚ and lifestyle. Self awareness affects tendencies of a person’s life; it influences everything from the way a person creates relationships‚ how they

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    In Pride and Prejudice‚ Austen ridicules the values of her society as well as the expectations set for women using her characterization of women to demonstrate that the constant degradation of a woman leads to her accentuating unflattering behaviors and mirroring the flaws of society. The lives of young women‚ such as Lydia and Charlotte‚ revolved around marriage. Women were expected to be courteous‚ act appropriately at all times‚ and most importantly‚ every woman was expected to marry- even if

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