Darcy, he recognized his pride, and that he pre-judges people. He also realized that he needed to take some time to fix his flaws. After being rejected, Mr. Darcy goes away and isn’t heard from in the book for a short time. He eventually comes back and tells Elizabeth that “I have faults enough, but they are not, I hope, of understanding.” Mr. Darcy shows that he really is aware of his flaws, and knows that, in order to grow up, he must confront and deal with them. Darcy also recognizes his flaw of pre-judging people too harshly and too quickly. He realizes this flaw and then admits it to Elizabeth by saying that "I should have judged better, had I sought an introduction; but I am ill-qualified to recommend myself to strangers (Austen 115)". By openly admitting to his mistake of judging Lizzie too quickly and too harshly, he was making it apparent that he does realize that he has this flaw. Now the only thing left for Darcy to do is try and to improve …show more content…
I never realized I was prideful until this year when we read The Screwtape Letters by C.S Lewis. This book made me realize that, while I may not typically prideful, there are many versions of pride. Many ways of being prideful. I was shocked to realize I have been prideful for a few years, and that it may have interfered with getting to know my friends better or meeting new people. My flaw of being prejudice is one I only recently realized. This is because it has become a natural thing for me to do. I realized I had this flaw because this year I have intentionally tried to get to know some people at school that I previously thought were not the nicest people. I feel bad about judging these people before actually getting to know them. I have changed. And it is a change for the