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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Characters Mr. Bennet is a gentleman with modest income and five unmarried daughters. In his youth he fell in love with a young and beautiful girl and married her without seeing her silliness and insularity. Now he hasn’t anything other left than his interest for the country and books‚ which have arisen his principal enjoyments. He supported Elisabeth when she decided not to marry Mr. Collins‚ because he knew that she would be unhappy in such a marriage. He didn’t want her to make the same mistake
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his other daughters as silly and empty-headed and Lizzy‚ as he called Elizabeth‚ the cleverest. He has an odd character Mrs. Bennet: in her youth she was a beautiful woman but now that she has grow-up daughters she stops thinking in her own beauty and thinks of her daughter’s future. She has been married for almost twenty-three years but she never could understand her husband odd’s character. She is a woman of limited intelligence‚ who knows little‚ who has often bad-tempered and complains about her
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Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth Gains Awareness Throughout the novel Elizabeth gains awareness of both herself and the other members of her family. Elizabeth is consistently reminded of her family’s low social status by significant figures such as Lady Catherine‚ Colonel Fitzwilliam and Darcy. After reading Darcy’s letter‚ Elizabeth realises how ignorant she has been about Darcy‚ her family and herself‚ this causes her to examine her life. Elizabeth obtains further awareness when she discovers
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Pride and Prejudice Volume I Character Analysis In the beginning of reading this classic love story‚ I could have fallen asleep while reading and I actually did; but while the story went on it grew more interesting I couldn’t put my book down. The pride and prejudice referred to in the title of this Jane Austin novel prepare the reader for the character flaws of the main characters‚ Miss Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. Elizabeth’s pride and Mr. Darcy’s prejudice prevent the two from
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protagonist of Pride and Prejudice and one of the most well-known female characters in English literature. Her admirable qualities are numerous—she is lovely‚ clever‚ and‚ in a novel defined by dialogue‚ she converses as brilliantly as anyone. Her honesty‚ virtue‚ and lively wit enable her to rise above the nonsense and bad behavior that pervade her class-bound and often spiteful society. Nevertheless‚ her sharp tongue and tendency to make hasty judgments often lead her astray; Pride and Prejudiceis
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In the novel Pride and Prejudice‚ some characters are seen as more proud than others‚ and others are seen as more prejudice. Mr. Darcy‚ Lady Catherine‚ and Caroline Bingley are some of the characters I believe to be quite proud of themselves‚ and their social status. All three people are rich and very high in the social class. Then there is Mr. Bingley who is wealthy and has a very good social status‚ but he is not proud like his friend Mr. Darcy. There are some characters who become more proud throughout
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Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen is centred on characters that either gain self awareness and knowledge or possess none at all. Happiness is found even when one has no understanding of selfhood but the most happy and satisfied people in the novel are those who have self knowledge. People that possess self knowledge understand their strengths and weaknesses and characters that gain self knowledge are able to decipher these characteristics and act upon them. As marriage was seen as a great
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Mr. Bennet Although he is an intelligent man and displays a good sense of judgment throughout the novel‚ such as showing disapproval of Elizabeth marrying Mr. Collins‚ he also appears to be quite physically detached from the world. While other characters are busy visiting neighbours or going on trips‚ he is rarely seen outside his library and does not really interact with members of his family that much. Therefore he is also quite emotionally detached from them‚ as he appears to want nothing more
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Elizabeth’s Pride and Darcy’s Prejudice? Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a timeless social comedy which is both satirical and full of sentiment. The title refers to the personalities of the two main characters and cues the reader to Austen’s broader thematic purpose: to satirize nineteenth century manners and morals‚ especially as they relate to courtship and manners. Although both characters contain both these traits‚ it is mainly Mr. Darcy who exemplifies ‘pride’
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