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

Views on Pride, Prejudice and Marriage in Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice Pride pride n., v., 1. high (or too high) opinion of ones have got dignity, importance, worth, etc. 2. the condition or feeling of being proud. 3. a noble sense of what is due to oneself or ones position or character self prize 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 discipline of pride end-to-end the novel. The concept of pride in this book is defined as an excessively high opinion of ones own dignity, importance and worth. Throughout the novel, Jane Austen satirizes the manners of all classes, exposing passel who have excessive pride as rude and often foolish, regardless of wealth or station. While the term of pride pertains particularly to Mr. Darcy there ar other characters that portray this trait as well. Jane Austen has depict ed 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 example 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 association 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 lady Catherine d... ...mily, finding refuge in his library or through mocking his unmindful(predicate) 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 characte rs to express the issue of love. Such characters as Mr Collins and Charlotte Lucas and Wickham and Lydia represent wedding party 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 true love.Works CitedAusten, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Ed. R.W. Chapman. New York Oxford UP, 1988.