pride and prejudice title

The novel I have chosen to read for my independant reading journal is 'Pride and Prejudice' by jane austen, first published in 1813.

I chose the novel at the suggestion of a friend with simmilar taste adter rejecting the novel 'Brave New World'.

My first impression of the novel after reading the frist three (rather short) begginning chapters is that it is novel focusing on the social classes of the early 18th century, revolving around the concept of marriage and romance imparticular. From what i have read so far it seems the novel will provide insight on the role of women in society in the early eighteenth century.

I'm unsure of what could happen next in the book, but if i had to make a prediction based on the information i currently posses it would be that Elizabeth will fall in love woth the conceited Mr. Darcy.

Second Entry

So far i have only read three chapters and one page of the fourth chapter into 'pride and prejudice'. However, i think it fit that i make a comment o tthe way Jane Austen uses characterization due, in particular, tp the heavy emphasise she seems to have placed on characterization so early on in the novel.

Austen could not have made the characterization in the novel anymore prominent then it already is if she had tried.

Mrs Bennet is implied to be a hypochondriac Within the first chapter when the narrator comments that "when she was discontent she fancied herself nervous".

Austen also make clear eho the characters most crucial to the story will be by quickly discering 3 of Mr. Bennets daughters from the other two by his and mrs. bennets short descriptions of the girls. Jane is beautiful, Lydia is good humored and elizabeth is smart.

Austen also quickly establishes the two men crucial to the story ...

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... a complete jokes. theres the first layer of the joke,t he obviosu "Ina as short a time as mt, collins log speech would allow" whcih is clearly making fun of Mr. collins tendancy to babble on endlessly. The there's the second layer of the kole that the amtter was "settled between them to the satisfaction of both" which is hillarious in how blatantly ridiculous it is, neither of them are truely "satisfied" by the arangement , charlotte is only with mr. collins because she doesn;t want to stay single forver (since she's considered tather old to be single in that time) aand mr. collins attempted to court two other girls before finally settling for charlotte.

This si one of the reaosns why austens style of humour is so comical, because eac joke is subtley eraced into thnovea s if the narrator themself i enjoyign hr nonsense of th characters, jsut a s mr. bennet would.