While many people believe that love easily occurs between two individuals who are perfect for one another, others say that love, more often than not, requires work and adjustments to result in a happy relationship. As flaws are part of human nature, everybody has negative qualities that can make it difficult to empathize with others and create encouraging relationships. In Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, the characters of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth are an example of two individuals with flaws who learn to change themselves through each other. Mr. Darcy, who at first is arrogant and proud due to his high social status, learns humility, while Elizabeth, initially judgmental and stubborn, learns to not judge others too quickly. As the characters’
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Long after Elizabeth had rejected his proposal since his behavior was selfish and condescending, he explains to her that “the recollection of what [he] then said…[his] conduct…manners…[and] expressions…has been many months, inexpressibly painful to” him, and that he’ll never forget Elizabeth’s reproof on how he needed to behave in “a more gentleman-like manner” (Austen, 240). Elizabeth’s criticism towards Darcy allows him to realize his mistakes and change his prideful and arrogant character. Moreover, he conveys his transformation when he involves himself in Lydia’s, Elizabeth’s foolish younger sister, affairs, as he makes sure that she marries Wickham and doesn’t bring shame to the family. Through his relationship with Elizabeth, Darcy learns modesty and transfigures his pompous behavior and manners. Once Elizabeth realizes how she had prejudged Darcy without comprehending his true self, she grows “absolutely ashamed of herself…feeling that she had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd”, saying that until that “moment, [she] never knew” herself (Austen, 137). Once Darcy explains his true self and intentions, Elizabeth recognizes how she was prejudiced towards him, as she let his primary impression determine her overall feelings about him as a person. Elizabeth is able to admit her wrongs to herself and reflect on how …show more content…
Before properly knowing each other, Elizabeth is stubborn and judgmental when she meets new people, while Mr. Darcy is proud and egocentric when he looks down on people of a lower class than him. As Elizabeth and Darcy become more involved with each other, they identify one another’s shortcomings and learn how to change themselves. As they discuss their past relations, Elizabeth says that she has “long been most heartily ashamed” of her words and actions that had been sprung from her prejudice, while Darcy tells her that she had “taught [him] a lesson…most advantageous”, as through her, he “was properly humbled” (Austen, 240-241). While they both possess numerous flaws, Elizabeth and Darcy were capable of acknowledging their damaging pride and prejudice as they interacted with each other. Through their story, Austen indicates that it is possible for people to overcome their imperfections as they teach each other new morals. Moreover, in particular to romantic relationships and friendships, people work to deal with their flaws due to their desire to have respectful relationships with others. Through their affection for one another, Elizabeth and Darcy underwent character development as they wished to improve their characters for one another. Austen is saying that as
Long after Elizabeth had rejected his proposal since his behavior was selfish and condescending, he explains to her that “the recollection of what [he] then said…[his] conduct…manners…[and] expressions…has been many months, inexpressibly painful to” him, and that he’ll never forget Elizabeth’s reproof on how he needed to behave in “a more gentleman-like manner” (Austen, 240). Elizabeth’s criticism towards Darcy allows him to realize his mistakes and change his prideful and arrogant character. Moreover, he conveys his transformation when he involves himself in Lydia’s, Elizabeth’s foolish younger sister, affairs, as he makes sure that she marries Wickham and doesn’t bring shame to the family. Through his relationship with Elizabeth, Darcy learns modesty and transfigures his pompous behavior and manners. Once Elizabeth realizes how she had prejudged Darcy without comprehending his true self, she grows “absolutely ashamed of herself…feeling that she had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd”, saying that until that “moment, [she] never knew” herself (Austen, 137). Once Darcy explains his true self and intentions, Elizabeth recognizes how she was prejudiced towards him, as she let his primary impression determine her overall feelings about him as a person. Elizabeth is able to admit her wrongs to herself and reflect on how …show more content…
Before properly knowing each other, Elizabeth is stubborn and judgmental when she meets new people, while Mr. Darcy is proud and egocentric when he looks down on people of a lower class than him. As Elizabeth and Darcy become more involved with each other, they identify one another’s shortcomings and learn how to change themselves. As they discuss their past relations, Elizabeth says that she has “long been most heartily ashamed” of her words and actions that had been sprung from her prejudice, while Darcy tells her that she had “taught [him] a lesson…most advantageous”, as through her, he “was properly humbled” (Austen, 240-241). While they both possess numerous flaws, Elizabeth and Darcy were capable of acknowledging their damaging pride and prejudice as they interacted with each other. Through their story, Austen indicates that it is possible for people to overcome their imperfections as they teach each other new morals. Moreover, in particular to romantic relationships and friendships, people work to deal with their flaws due to their desire to have respectful relationships with others. Through their affection for one another, Elizabeth and Darcy underwent character development as they wished to improve their characters for one another. Austen is saying that as