Pride and Prejudice Analysis

Author: Jane Austen
Setting: London, Hertfordshire, and Lonbourne, England.
Plot: This is more of an atypical love story, with some conflicts thrown in. Mrs. Bennett is all about getting her 5 daughters married, especially when a new young Bachelor comes to town. Although Marriage is not simply based upon love, it is a matter of status, wealth and appearance.
Main Characters: Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, their daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Catherine, and Lydia, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Wickham, Mr. Bingley, Charlotte Lucas, and Mr. Collins.
Summary: The book is organized by a series of balls and romantic encounter events. At the first ball the Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley attend they are quickly introduced to the 5 available sisters. Immediately readers can see the connection between Mr. Bingley and Jane. We are also able to see a growing curiosity between Mr. Dacry and Elizabeth which neither of them allow to show yet. While both relationships have their ups and downs, the story is about overlooking one's pride and judgment and accepting a person for who they truly are. Jane Austen shows readers that true love really will overpower anything and shouldn't be based on materialistic items or social standards.

I think the narrative voice in this story is strong. It embodies the vivid and independent souls of the sisters and of women in general. I loved reading this book, because i really think that Jane Austen has an amazing flow of writing. She uniquely mixes her short and long sentences, and always keeps you on your toes. I would say that the imagery in this story is strong. It allows for the reader to create a stronger mental picture and to almost feel as if they are there experiencing it. This allows readers to feel more attached to the story and read it on a deeper level.

Quotes:
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." This is the first senctance of the novel and i think it really illustrates the social ideals the community is conforming to and opposing upon others, only for means of social status. This quote says that every woman must be desperate for a husband. That is absurd.

“In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.”  This is Darcy's Marriage proposal to Elizabeth! I think it really shows how much he has changed through out the novel. In fact, i think this marks a turning point in the entire novel, where Elizabeth begins to see Darcy in a new light as well.

Theme: True love should not be based upon and social standards or pressure. True love will overcome.