Its Her World- Pride and Prejudice
Uploaded by mophie16 on Feb 02, 2017
What do Anne Frank’s “The Diary of A Young Girl,” Charlotte Bronte’s “Jane Eyre,” and Jane Austen’s “ Pride and Prejudice” have in common? A feminist main character who bends stereotypical gender roles. “Pride and Prejudice” is considered a classic piece of literature that is an essential read for all students. Although most readers examine the bare principles, one might not realize the depth of the novel. There are multiple events and aspects that can be analyzed throughout the novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen. This piece of literature is viewed through New Historicism and Feminist Critical Theory lenses. This novel was written in 1813, and has many different scenarios and scenes that represent much more than what they seem to be. For example, a major event within the story is when the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, is proposed to and rejects the man. One might think that with Elizabeth saying no to the proposal, it was a simple rejection, when in fact this represents a strong and independent woman through the Feminist critical theory lense.
Some major points in this story are when Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley move into town, which sparks the entire relationship between Jane Bennet, Mr. Bingley, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Eventually these two couples fall in love. At a local ball, where Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy are attending, Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley dance together, which shows that they are attracted to each other. After the ball, Jane and Bingley start to grow a friendship and Jane Bennet then visits the Bingley household, but catches a cold. With Jane being sick and at Mr. Bingley’s house, Elizabeth goes to check up on her sister. Elizabeth then runs into Mr. Darcy, creating a quick relationship and sparks between them. Jane and Elizabeth then return home to find Mr. Collins, a clergyman who has the potential to inherit all of the Bennet’s owings, paying a visit to the Bennet household. Mr. Collins then proposes to Elizabeth, in hopes that she will accept his proposal. Surprisingly, Elizabeth rejects Mr. Collins proposal due to not actually being in love with him, knowing that he was only marrying her to inherit her belongings when Mr. Bennet dies.
Some time passes, and Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley move back to london due to Mr. Darcy convincing Bingley that Jame and him are not meant to be. Later in the...