The novel Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen corners young women off into making tough decisions about their future. In Austen’s society‚ it was extremely difficult for a woman to break out of her shell and become independent. Education was not offered at that time to women and so were not professions. The only way to secure their finances was to either inherit money from the father but‚ that usually went to the heir of the family and the woman would have to live under his roof as a dependent
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A thorough second reading of Pride and Prejudice compels the reader to view the novel with a different perspective. Besides being a novel of courtship and romance‚ it focuses on decorum of conduct. Pride and Prejudice is about consequences. Jane Austen introduces her characters to the reader through simple conversations‚ refraining from authorial comments and physical descriptions to bring out their personalities. This shows her general disposition of not letting appearances affect her moral choice
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A brief analysis of the different translations on the first part of the novel Pride and prejudice Number: 20091105016 name: Xing Yan Pride and Prejudice is the representative works of the 18th century English novelist Jane Austen. This novel describes four different kinds of marriages and exposes the crucial function of money both in the marriage and the relationship between people. It also represents the author’s view of marriage that love is the base of marriage. At present‚ this
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Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen‚ first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners‚ upbringing‚ morality‚ education‚ and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire‚ near London. Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century‚ it retains a fascination for
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Associate Program Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises‚ remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased‚ considerate‚ and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: Race Ethnicity Religion Gender Sexual orientation Age Disability Category Stereotype 1 Stereotype 2 Stereotype
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Imaginative Text GAP: Mr. Darcy and Miss Bingley convince Bingley to remain in London for the winter. The text fits best between chapters 21 and 22. After lamenting it however at some length‚ she had the consolation of thinking that Mr. Bingley would be soon down again and soon dining at Longbourn‚ and the conclusion of all was the comfortable declaration that‚ though he had been invited only to a family dinner‚ she would take care to have tow full courses. 119 VOLUME I CHAPTER XXI.5 CHAPTER
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SCENE 1: Setting: school Scarlett and her bf break-up‚ her grades are slipping‚ and she has some family issues. Part I: Lena: Hey Ryan!! Isha: Hey‚ Scarlett I have to tell you something ..Well I don’t think things between us are all too great... Lena: What? You’re breaking up with me? NOW of all times? You know how hard it is at home and how stressed I am over school…and I... Isha: It’s just not working. It’s for the better. Part 2: Scarlett is at a party and drinking from a cup of water
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Jane Austen‚ the author of Pride and Prejudice‚ holds feminist views and uses the novel to show her opinions about women’s issues. Pride and Prejudice is a personal essay‚ a statement of Jane Austen’s feelings about the perfect lady‚ marriage‚ and the relationship between the sexes. Jane Austen’s characters‚ plot‚ and dialogue are biased to reflect her beliefs. The biased process and importance of marriage are introduced with the first line of the book. Jane Austen writes: “It is a truth universally
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Causes of Prejudice Racism and prejudice have always existed in human history. Many persons have tried to explain and find the reason to such human behavior towards another group of people. Such researchers are the hope of many to see the racial discrimination ending. Vincent N. Parrillo‚ through his essay‚ "Cause of Prejudice" tries to explain the reason of racism and discrmination in the U.S. Parrillo divides his essay in two parts‚ one for the psychological causes and one for the social
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Women were not considered to be equal to men. Women were regarded as being more fragile‚ mentally and physically‚ than men‚ and in need of care and protection. Wives were expected to defer to their husbands. Women laboured under certain legal disadvantages. When a woman married‚ for instance‚ any property she owned or any moeny she earned or ineherited automatically belonged to her husband. A husband could divorce his wife for adultery (though even for a man‚divorce was difficult to come by‚ and
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