Comparing Conscience In Elizabeth Bennett And Marvel's Captain America

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Human history is riddled with stories of outstanding and shocking affairs, crimes and evil. Together, these events make for cynical train of thought - one that proposes that people are driven by money or grasping at fame. However, contrarily, there are also those who wish to put aside the desires for wealth, fame, and power to follow their hearts and do the right thing. Two such people are Jane Austen's
Elizabeth Bennett and Marvel’s Captain America. Examples from literature and the cinema go to show that the conscience is a more powerful motivator than money fame or power.

Elizabeth Bennett, from Jane Austen's book Pride and Prejudice, is a prime example of a character who follows her conscience. Throughout the novel, Lizzy is proposed

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