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    be loved in turn and that women use men for their own gain‚ enjoyment‚ and pleasure‚ but in Jane Austen’s Pride and PrejudiceWomen are portrayed to be good beings who want to love and be loved‚ and men are the horrid ones who use women for their own pleasure and gain. Hemingway shows in his novel‚ men are true in their love by example of Jake’s love for Brett‚ and that women are horrid through Brett who only has flings with men and then leaves. While Austen shows women truly love through Jane and

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    The two novels‚ Wuthering Heights and Pride and Prejudice‚ do compare especially in the way of the two major relationships which encapsulate each novel’s plot. In Wuthering Heights‚ the relationship between Catherine and Heathcliff greatly compare to that of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. With Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy‚ the idea of social standing within society keeps them apart and makes one seem less appealing to the other. Because of Darcy’s high social standing‚ the relationship between the two seems

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    Jane Austen’s novel‚ Pride and Prejudice presents five married couples. No two are alike. From the pure love which was experienced through Elizabeth and Darcy. To the love and attraction shared by Jane and Bingley. The convenience of marriage was portrayed through Charlotte and Mr Collins while Lydia and Wickham’s marriage was based on their desire‚ attractions and financial status. Mr and Mrs Bennet’s marriage was for their necessity. Austen reveals many messages through her characters on her major

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    Throughout this passage from Pride and Prejudice‚ Jane Austen utilises various narrative techniques. These include dialogic qualities (showing) and the use of third person narrative including focalisation and free indirect speech (telling). Both showing and telling work on different levels to further the reader’s interpretation of different characters and give meaning to the novel as a whole. The use of dialogue allows the reader to engage in conversations between characters‚ thus adding drama to

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    Independent Novel Essay on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice "It is truth universally acknowledged‚ that a single man in possession of a good fortune‚ must be in want of a wife." This quote out of the novel is the very first sentence and is also one of the themes of this novel. Though it may seem like a strange theme it was actually quite good‚ if not great. It gave the story funny moments‚ unsure twists‚ and a type of romantic adventure that almost every girl loves. The theme is simple

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    Although pride and prejudice is written in the third person‚ Austen only shows scenes in which Elizabeth is present. This may not be relevant but it means that all attitudes that are present will have a connection to Elizabeth. Austen confronts us with a number of marriages each of which can be perceived by comparison. The model relationship is that of Darcy and Elizabeth. But each has its own positive qualities but the relationship of Darcy and Elizabeth avoids the failings that afflict the other

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    Chrysalids Religion can persuade many people to do many unintelligent things such as dehumanizing people who fail to meet the dictates of the religion‚ and has the power of persuading people into doing nothing about the situation because it be known as unacceptable to "God". Ignorance‚ Culture of fear and discrimination are three themes that demonstrate that ignorant adherence to man-made tenets‚ attributed to religion can dehumanize those who fail to meet those so-called dictates of the religion

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    PRIDE AND PREJUDICE ANALYSIS Love theme Love never gets old. So does every problem that comes with it. The “pride” and “prejudice” that once hindered the love of Elizabeth and Darcy have not ceased to cause troubles to lovers until nowadays. It is the love theme that makes Pride and Prejudice famous and widely read for many decades. Love in late 18th and early 19th century must be more difficult than today. Social standings and class could become a huge barrier. Early in the book‚ this barrier

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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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    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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