Elizabeth's Characters In Pride And Prejudice By Jane Austen

Throughout “Pride and Prejudice”, Jane Austen uses her characters in the novel to endorse her own views and values. In the character of Elizabeth Bennet, Austen explores the notion of perfection, idealism and romanticism of a person by deliberately highlighting Elizabeth’s flaws, and making Elizabeth a relatable character, thus connecting to her audience. Austen pushes forward a message that, indeed, though we may perceive some people as being flawless (through perhaps creating a romanticised or idealised version of them that is somewhat entwined with reality), they most certainly are not.

Undoubtedly, Elizabeth is the character who we notice the most flaws in as we read through the book. She is a prejudiced woman who believes in first impressions, which ultimately shape the course of the events in the book. Her prejudice against Mr Darcy in the early stages of the novel could have led to disaster, and inevitably, the pair would not have ended up falling in love – or marrying, for that matter. At times, her judgements are quite quick, and she often jumps to the wrong conclusions, bu...