Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Respect, Fear, And Other Forms of Pride


Men and women have very specific guidelines concerning their attitude in society. How is Elizabeth's struggle against these norms seen in her society? What role do the Redcoats have in the novel? Maybe Austen chooses to include them to distract the reader as they distract its characters as well.


Letters of correspondence play a major role in the novel's development, as they reflect characters' thoughts. How is pride, prejudice represented in such letters? While respect plays a superficial role in Austen's world, fear, pride, and prejudice govern the characters' behavior. Most characters have polarized personalities, and only Darcy's, Elizabeth's, and Mr. Bennet's provide some sort of entertaining refuge from such monotony.

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