Pemberley

Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall. Proverbs 16:18 I don’t usually begin a book review with a bible verse however in the case of Irish Meadows I thought this verse was fitting. The first book in the Courage to Dream series by Susan Anne Mason, Irish Meadows is a horse farm set in picturesque countryside of Long Island, New York. Once a very successful horse breeding farm Irish Meadows owner James O’Leary is beginning to feel the financial ramifications of legislation…

What would you say if I were to ask you if you've ever had the wrong first impression of someone? And if you've ever had first impression of someone that was right? Yes, they tell us “to not judge the book by its cover”, but we humans are overly quick to judge people based on various reasons. Psychology says this is because we don't have the mental capacity to carefully evaluate each person we come across, for us judgement is simply a shortcut. Pride and Prejudice provides a case study of first…

from this novel stands out from the others, which is the following: They gradually ascended for half a mile, and then found themselves at the top of a considerable eminence, where the wood ceased, and the eye was instantly caught by Pemberley…

but quickly realize that whatever she had in mind, reality exceeds it. The description of the estate that follows is arguably a symbolic description of Mr Darcy himself, and as Elizabeth travels through the valley towards Pemberley, it brings a moment of clarity for her. Pemberley is described to be “a large, handsome, stone building, standing well on rising ground, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills”, surrounded by water and woods. Likewise, Mr Darcy is a handsome man of high status and…

When one develops an acute understanding for their romantic aspiration, subsequently, the odds of this person achieving a state of contentment is increased exponentially; however, this feat may be challenged and potentially discouraged by conflicts of interest caused by two variables: pride and prejudice. Furthermore, in Jane Austen’s novel, Pride and Prejudice, the Bennet sisters were expected to conform to the social climate present in England during the early nineteenth century by marrying a…

Feminism views the condition of the world, or the one portrayed, as one that oppresses women by diminishing them, reducing the potential lives they may lead, and rendering subservient and dependent upon men; feminism sees its role as advocating for women and above all inciting change in the treatment and view of women. Therefore, a novel that is feminist must at its core identify the injustices of the world and advocate for its being eliminated, creating women to be equally powerful members of…

remarked, is spare in spatial imagery—or for that matter in any imagery at all”. Estates like Pemberley, Longbourn, for instance, and even these exteriors like the natural landscapes, the gardens, etc, are “there” but Jane Austen purposefully refuses to talk or at least to describe these settings with enough concrete detail to enable the readers to visualize them with accuracy. We do know that Pemberley is grand and of exceptional beauty. We learn that the furniture is “neither gaudy nor…

Elizabeth’s opinion of Darcy is change when she realized how much alike they both are. Both pride and prejudice. It all starts when Darcy proposed to Elizabeth for the first time and Elizabeth rejects him. Elizabeth gives Darcy detailed reasons as to why she rejected him. Darcy learns that Elizabeth thinks wrongfully of him. Elizabeth blames Darcy for his friend Mr. Bingley not marrying her sister Jane. She also accuses him of being cruel for disinheriting Wickham. Elizabeth goes on to tell…

us that no expenses were spared. Elizabeth is impressed by Rosings but she was not moved because of the extravagant decor that cost Sir CdB a fortune. When Lizzy went to Pemberley, she had a totally different reaction because it is impressive but it is also more natural than Rosings. She felt that being the mistress of Pemberley might be something. Pemberly is also used to represent Darcy himself. Letters- The letters in the novel provide us with more insight into the actual thoughts and…

Prejudice, Elizabeth compares Pemberley, Darcy’s home, as if the home is a reflection of Darcy’s character. “The rooms were lofty and handsome, but their furniture suitable to the fortune of their proprietor; but Elizabeth saw, with admiration of his taste, that it was neither gaudy nor uselessly fine…”(Austen, 204). When asked by her sister when she knew she loved Darcy, she replies, “I believe I must date it from my first seeing his beautiful grounds at Pemberley.” (Austen, 312). This conveys…