Fitzwilliam Darcy

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist, short story and fairytale author, poet, essayist, and editor. She has often been praised for creating characters that speak their mind, especially those who were grammatically incorrect and improper. Although she disregarded the rules for children’s literature in the nineteenth century by creating these flawed, though loveable characters, children could identify with them more than the angelic children that other books shaped children of that time…

How has the process of detecting intertextual relationships between texts also enriched your understanding of a significant cultural issue or idea? Bridget Jones's Diary and Bridget Jones: “The Edge of Reason" (2000) interrogate these assumptions and characterize as a particularly American myth the ideal of self-perfection. The novels recall in contrast the world of Jane Austen's fiction, in which self-perfection is treated ironically. –Kelly A. Marsh, Contextualizing Bridget Jones, West…

What happens when you tell your sister that you love the gift that she got you for christmas because you know that she put a lot of effort into picking it out for you, even though you actually really hate the gift. What do you do? Do you lie about the gift being really nice or would you tell the truth that you actually don’t like it? In my opinion I would lie because I wouldn’t want to hurt the other person’s feelings. I firmly believe that lying is acceptable but only when used in certain…

two elements of Pride and Prejudice that help to make it a timeless literary work. As Fairfield simply states, “Humankind adores a wonderful love story.” The dramatic romance between Elizabeth and Darcy draws readers in and doesn’t let the reader out their grasp until the romance between Elizabeth and Darcy is finalized with an accepted marriage proposal. This element of the story has been reinvented through modern day works such as “You’ve Got Mail,” and “Bridget Jones Diary (Fairchild 45). But…

Oliver Goodridge and Elizabeth Hastings The Goodridge traces their roots to some of the earliest English settlers in America. They trace back to William Goodridge who was born in England and had children born in Massachusetts Bay in 1639. We will pick up the Goodridge story with Benjamin Franklin Goodridge’s parents, Oliver and Elizabeth, parents of five children. Elizabeth was born April 14, 1752 in Lunenburg, Massachusetts, and died at of the young age of 46 from breast cancer on November…

Jane Remains Strong Through Temptation In the novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte, the main character Jane, faces a situation in which she must choose whether she will succumb to her fleshly desires or remain loyal to her convictions. The handsome, charming, and wealthy, Rochester wants Jane to marry him. The problem, however, is that Rochester already has a wife. Albeit, an insane wife with no actual connection to the outside world. Jane, having only had herself to rely on, has built up a…

The True Nature of Daisy and Wickham In every story, there is always that character that is more dislikable than the rest. In Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, that person is Wickham. He is displayed as a charming gentleman, but readers eventually learn that he is not how he appears to be. While he appears to be charming, he is able to manipulate Elizabeth into admiring him. It is the same way in F.Scott Fitzgerald’s novel, The Great Gatsby, when it comes to Daisy Buchanan. Daisy is…

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, is a novel that is based on the interactions amongst the upper class families and their social values. In Pride and Prejudice, the main character, Elizabeth, is exposed to a society where women have little power and the only way they can secure high social status is through marriage. The novel portrays how unequal men and women are in terms of marriage as they have limited options in regards to marriage and usually, their choices are governed by their…

is hard to imagine Longbourn as anything special due to the mediocrity of the owners. In order to actuate the significance, we must read on to chapter 56-- the chapter in which Lady Catherine has come to discourage any thoughts of marriage between Darcy and Elizabeth. As soon as she arrives, she walks around the house commenting on all the simplicity in a mostly demeaning manner, but she does mention one particular aspect of note. She says, “...Miss Bennet, there seemed to be a prettyish kind of…

Elizabeth is very outspoken, honest, and blunt, while Darcy is better described as quiet, shy and reluctant, and even though they are both prideful and prejudiced, it is in two completely different ways. Elizabeth has a big self-esteem and is proud of her family despite their embarrassing antics. Her pride seems minimal and is shown in a way that is less rude and insulting to others as long as they do not personally offend her or her loved ones. Darcy on the other hand is prideful of his status…