Harrish Bhela
AP English Lit
3/16/18
Pride and Prejudice is a romantic narrative written by Jane Austen which presents Netherfield, England time period differing from our era. Austen uses the romantic life of his two main characters Elizabeth Bennet and an aristocrat Fitzwilliam Darcy to bring out his ideas perfectly to the readers. The novel is much more than a straightforward romantic book as it is a real critical reflection of the societies today and addresses several other themes apart from love perfectly some of which include sociological ideas, economical and philosophical themes. One of the norms most critically examined by Austen in her work Pride and Prejudice is social class. Social class is the levels in which a particular …show more content…
Collins has also been used by Austen to mock the same kind of class consciousness as he spends a lot of his time being obsequious to the upper class most evident through, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. "Do not make yourself uneasy, my dear cousin, about your apparel. Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us which becomes herself and her daughter. I would advise you merely to put on whatever of your clothes is superior to the rest there is no occasion for anything more. Lady Catherine will not think the worse of you for being simply dressed. She likes to have the distinction of rank preserved" (107). Austen presents Lady Catherine de Bourgh as the higher class through the way she dresses. Also, Austen examines that people belonging to a higher hierarchy will do everything to be able to maintain their status as they feel this is a source of privileges and respect from other individuals and furthermore the power of love and happiness. This is apparent in Darcy and Lizzy their relationship grew throughout the novel by arguing profusely. Evident in Bingley and Jane’s marriage and Wickham’s superficial attitude of doing everything he can to get an adequate amount of money so that he can move up to a higher social
AP English Lit
3/16/18
Pride and Prejudice is a romantic narrative written by Jane Austen which presents Netherfield, England time period differing from our era. Austen uses the romantic life of his two main characters Elizabeth Bennet and an aristocrat Fitzwilliam Darcy to bring out his ideas perfectly to the readers. The novel is much more than a straightforward romantic book as it is a real critical reflection of the societies today and addresses several other themes apart from love perfectly some of which include sociological ideas, economical and philosophical themes. One of the norms most critically examined by Austen in her work Pride and Prejudice is social class. Social class is the levels in which a particular …show more content…
Collins has also been used by Austen to mock the same kind of class consciousness as he spends a lot of his time being obsequious to the upper class most evident through, Lady Catherine de Bourgh. "Do not make yourself uneasy, my dear cousin, about your apparel. Lady Catherine is far from requiring that elegance of dress in us which becomes herself and her daughter. I would advise you merely to put on whatever of your clothes is superior to the rest there is no occasion for anything more. Lady Catherine will not think the worse of you for being simply dressed. She likes to have the distinction of rank preserved" (107). Austen presents Lady Catherine de Bourgh as the higher class through the way she dresses. Also, Austen examines that people belonging to a higher hierarchy will do everything to be able to maintain their status as they feel this is a source of privileges and respect from other individuals and furthermore the power of love and happiness. This is apparent in Darcy and Lizzy their relationship grew throughout the novel by arguing profusely. Evident in Bingley and Jane’s marriage and Wickham’s superficial attitude of doing everything he can to get an adequate amount of money so that he can move up to a higher social