Views on Pride, Prejudice and Marriage in Jane Austens Pride and Preju

Views on haughtiness, Prejudice and Marriage in Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice Pride pride n., v., 1. high (or too high) opinion of ones own dignity, importance, worth, etc. 2. the condition or feeling of being proud. 3. a noble sense of what is due to oneself-importance or ones position or character self respect self esteem. prejudice n., v., 1. an opinion In the novel by Jane Austen, displays a severe contrast between Elizabeth and Darcy in the story. Jane Austen does this by discussing the opus of pride throughout the novel. The concept of pride in this book is defined as an excessively high opinion of ones own dignity, importance and worth. end-to-end the novel, Jane Austen satirizes the manners of all classes, exposing people who have excessive pride as rude and often foolish, regardless of wealth or station. While the shape of pride pertains particularly to Mr. Darcy there are other characters that personate this characteristic as well. J ane Austen has depicted pride in her minor characters as a means of demonstrating its importance as a theme of this novel. Among the minor characters that Jane Austen uses to portray unattractive pride is Mr collins. Jane Austen used Mr. Collins as an extreme font of how excessive pride can affect ones manner and be a very unattractive quality. In Mr. Collins case, he prides himself on his sense of respectability, his profession, and his sleeper with Lady Catherine. Jane Austen shows through the voice of the narrator that she disapproves of Mr. Collins, which is why she satirises him. MR. Collins was non a sensible man?. A fortunate chance had recommended him to doll Catherine d... ...mily, finding refuge in his library or through do by his oblivious wife. This becomes his only happiness. Jane Austen has positioned her audience so that we are influenced to agree with her attitudes on the importance of marrying for love. Austen has used her ch aracters to express the issue of love. Such characters as Mr Collins and Charlotte Lucas and Wickham and Lydia represent jointure for superficial purposes, which can never result in happiness. The juxtapositioned relationship between the characters of Darcy and Elizabeth show the audience that happiness in marriage can only be achieved if the couple both throw away immediate physical attractions and financial desires and marry for nothing else but aline love.Works CitedAusten, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Ed. R.W. Chapman. New York Oxford UP, 1988.