Within the book, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy go through major transformations. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy are different, however, as Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy’s transformation is brought about at different times throughout the story, change for different reasons, and the two were catalyst of each other’s change. Elizabeth begins as a young woman, who begins in believing in critiquing others and doesn’t feel she deserves praise, but becomes confident in her beauty and helps her sisters financially. Darcy begins as a man who refuses to dance and prefers to critique others, yet gives into being flirtatious with Elizabeth. Throughout the story, the reader can see the change in character from Elizabeth and Darcy.
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To begin, Darcy and Elizabeth both first meet at the ball. Darcy and Elizabeth both attend with acquaintances (Darcy with Mr. Bingley, Elizabeth with her sisters), and Mr. Bingley asks Darcy about Elizabeth. Mr. Bingley informs Darcy that Elizabeth is sitting right behind the conversation, and should ask her to dance. However, …show more content…
To begin, both Darcy and Elizabeth swallow some pride to marry each other. Darcy throughout the entire story claims Elizabeth is of a “lower” class. In chapter 10, Darcy claims Elizabeth has fallen to have “inferiority of her connections.” Elizabeth, on the other hand, marries Darcy despite the entire town seeing Darcy as a “disagreeable” man. At the beginning of the book, the entire Bennet family believes Darcy to be rude and disrespectful. However, Elizabeth has seen the true side of Darcy (From convincing Wickham to marry Lydia, Explaining the Estate problem, and being polite at Pemberley), and despite Mrs. Bennet’s and Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s discouragement, Elizabeth marries Darcy. Therefore, learning to swallow pride for someone else demonstrates to Elizabeth and Darcy to be more considerate. Second, throughout the story, Darcy and Elizabeth are continually around each other. From Jane becoming sick on the Bingley residence to Hunsford, Elizabeth and Darcy are consistently seeing each other and interacting. With seeing Elizabeth while Jane is sick, Darcy admits he has admiration for Elizabeth. For Elizabeth, at Hunsford, Darcy is able to give her the letter that is the turning point for Elizabeth. The consistent sight of each other is a major help in changing their character. For example, Darcy eventually becomes affectionate
To begin, Darcy and Elizabeth both first meet at the ball. Darcy and Elizabeth both attend with acquaintances (Darcy with Mr. Bingley, Elizabeth with her sisters), and Mr. Bingley asks Darcy about Elizabeth. Mr. Bingley informs Darcy that Elizabeth is sitting right behind the conversation, and should ask her to dance. However, …show more content…
To begin, both Darcy and Elizabeth swallow some pride to marry each other. Darcy throughout the entire story claims Elizabeth is of a “lower” class. In chapter 10, Darcy claims Elizabeth has fallen to have “inferiority of her connections.” Elizabeth, on the other hand, marries Darcy despite the entire town seeing Darcy as a “disagreeable” man. At the beginning of the book, the entire Bennet family believes Darcy to be rude and disrespectful. However, Elizabeth has seen the true side of Darcy (From convincing Wickham to marry Lydia, Explaining the Estate problem, and being polite at Pemberley), and despite Mrs. Bennet’s and Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s discouragement, Elizabeth marries Darcy. Therefore, learning to swallow pride for someone else demonstrates to Elizabeth and Darcy to be more considerate. Second, throughout the story, Darcy and Elizabeth are continually around each other. From Jane becoming sick on the Bingley residence to Hunsford, Elizabeth and Darcy are consistently seeing each other and interacting. With seeing Elizabeth while Jane is sick, Darcy admits he has admiration for Elizabeth. For Elizabeth, at Hunsford, Darcy is able to give her the letter that is the turning point for Elizabeth. The consistent sight of each other is a major help in changing their character. For example, Darcy eventually becomes affectionate