Comparative Essay On Pride And Prejudice

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Marriage is the only option for improving one’s wealth and social standing in the late eighteenth century.Skillfully written by Jane Austen,the extracts are based on the fictional novel,Pride and Prejudice, which published in 1813.She uses the themes of pride,prejudice,marriage,family,wealth and class to introduce to her readers a satirical view of, not love, but marriage, concepts that in early 19th century England were not necessarily very closely related.Through the careful consideration of the various creative aspects of writing,this essay will examine aspects such as the narrative structure and point of view;thematic links within both extracts; characterization; manipulation of tone and diction;and the use poetic techniques and language …show more content…

The title of the book clearly revolves around these themes.Pride and prejudice has a constant presence in the passages as the characters’ attitudes and treatment of each other and colouring judgements. The theme of wealth and class interlinks with pride as people are defined by their income and status.Darcy’s pride about his social rank makes him look down on anyone who he deems unworthy which resulted in ‘the tide of his popularity’ being ‘turned’,since he was ‘discovered’ in chapter three’s lexical chain,to be ‘proud,to be above his company,and above being pleased’.Mr Bingley’s sisters also display characteristics of pride as they are described by the adjectives such as ‘fine women’ who had ‘an air of decided fashion’,which may imply that they believed that they were of a superior status,thus being selfish,haughty and critical of those outside their social …show more content…

Prejudice is evident in the extract from chapter three where a ‘report’ was ‘in general circulation within five minutes after his entrance,of having ten thousand a year’.This portrays the judgements fueled by gossip during that ‘evening’ during which Mr Darcy ‘drew the attention of the room’.Both gentlemen and ladies alike made statements about Mr Darcy without actually knowing him.The descriptive lexis within the extract reinforced him ‘to be a fine figure of a man’ and being ‘much handsomer than Mr Bingley’ which resulted in him being looked at with ‘great admiration for about half the evening’,until ‘his manners gave a disgust’.At this point his true personality was observed,thus proving the initial judgements of the people to be completely

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