“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.” The starting phrase of Pride and Prejudice sets the tone for the rest of the novel with two main characters, Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy.
When news of the two of them coming to town spread, all the women within the town went crazy trying to look their best in hopes that one day they would be the spouse to one of these wealthy, handsome and successful individuals. Mr. Bingley is introduced to be the perfect man, subtle yet sweet. His large fortune qualifies him to be a part of one of the highest social classes in all of England. However, he does not pose himself to be an arrogant snob because of his riches, unlike his friend Mr. Darcy.
Mr. Darcy seems to be the most pitiful soul one could lay eyes on. He sulks about treating all others lesser than him like they are the dirt he walks on. Mr. Darcy is described to be just as handsome as Mr. Bingley but keeps to himself and judges others based on their lack of wealth and disapproves of most people because of their social status. I think that Mr. Darcy is going to have to overcome his own pride and prejudices in order to find that love that deep down inside him, he is desperately searching for.
The women of the Bennet family enter the novel as described as getting prepared for a ball in which the two prestigious men will also be attending. The oldest daughters, Elizabeth and Jane are the women that Mrs. Bennet hopes these two men will be choosing as their wives. The younger daughters: Lydia, Catherine and Mary, seem to be interested in nothing more than young love and the desire to run away from their annoying sounding mother. This sounds nothing more than the hopes of a young teenager in the society in which we live in today.
When attending the fiesta, Mr. Bingley dances with Jane and the two seem to hit it off immediately. It is completely obvious that the two like each other, as he stares and smiles at her all night and she laughs and smiles in return. Today many girls that get stared and smiled at in a party will probably run away because nowadays that is known as the creeper style.. am I right? Anyways when Mr. Bingley suggests that Mr. Darcy dance with Jane’s sister Elizabeth he replies with “She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me.” Now Elizabeth hears this and thinks that this Mr. Darcy fellow is just a jerk and is definitely on the snobby side. This event leads Elizabeth to end up hating Mr. Darcy which later on in the novel makes it even harder for the two of them to come together because of the way that they have each lead their lives at two different levels of society. But love is boundless so we are just going to have to see how this all plays out.
Good job! I had no idea that pride and prejudice would have anything to do with any one in the story (sorry maggie, had to say that.) But I acctualy think that Pride is Mr. Darcy's issue and Prejudice is Elizabeth's issue.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Mattie about pride being about Darcy and prejudice being about Elizabeth. I agree that because of their social classes it will be hard for Darcy and Lizzy to be together but I think that is what the rest of the book will be about. Great job! :)
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