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Is a nineteenth century novel written by Jane Austin. Pride and Prejudice is about a lady named Elizabeth Bennett, one of the five Bennett sisters who must marry a wealthy man, as she stumbles across the prideful Mr.. Dairy. This novel is particularly interesting because it shows the overcoming of huge character flaws for love. The author, Austin, tries to stress the point about love always finding its way.
Admittance of love and proposal, omitting initial prejudices, and two lovers falling in love and marriage proves the point of two people falling in love and overcoming prejudices towards those in different social classes. Omission of initial prejudices allows for people to Interact more frequently leading to better relationships. Austin says, “Gave him to understand, that her sentiments had undergone so material a change since the period to which he alluded to” (354). Elizabeth, in this quote, is trying to tell Mr..
Dairy that her mind has changed since his last proposal, essentially, overcoming her Initial prejudice towards him and the people of his social class. Elizabeth truly loves Dairy, and that Is why she has undergone such a change to prove it which also shows the suppression of her character flaw, prejudice. “The novel encourages a sense of superiority over other characters” (Knuckles). Christina Knuckles acknowledges the fact that Mr.. Dairy feels a sense of superiority over Elizabeth because of her social class.
This quote relates back to the theme because as he lets go of this feeling and prejudice it enables him to truly and willingly love Elizabeth fully and vice versa for Elizabeth, she feels superior In a knowledgeable sense. “Dairy’s pride, which causes him to reject Elizabeth and her family. ND Elizabethan resulting prejudice. Which Is reinforced by Hacksaw’s false story about Dairy. ” (Zimmerman) This quote from Zimmerman reinforces the idea that it is Dairy’s pride and Elizabethan prejudiced that leads them away from each other and yet brings them together.
Their relationship was tarnished because of these flaws but with the omitting of their problems It allowed to realize the loved each other. Because of Elizabethan strong sense of love towards Mr.. Dairy, she was able to overcome her initial prejudice towards him. Admittance of love and proposal towards a person stresses the theme of love ending Its way. Mr.. Dairy states, “In vain have I struggle. It will not do. My feelings will not be represses. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you. “(188) Mr..
Dairy is trying to tell Elizabeth that he does not want to love her but unfortunately, he cannot do anything about and he is truly in love with her. By Mr.. Dairy proposing and saying this, It shows how Austin Is trying to portray the fact that his love for Elizabeth, overcomes the fact that she Is In a lower social class. “Darers letter is not persuaded to change her opinion” (Sons). Mr.. Dairy’s letter of his admittance of love was a huge swallowing of pride towards Elizabeth, and this quote shows how Elizabeth still upholds her pride. Although the letter towards Elizabeth temporarily leaves her confused about Mr..
Dairy, this Is the turning point and crisis in the book where love starts to find its way. “Elizabethan attachment to Dairy results from the clarification of her vision, not from the modification of her values; systems, two extremes searching for a middle” (Zimmerman). This quotes says that since Dairy’s extreme pride and Elizabethan extreme prejudice, they found love and a common place in the middle of their matters. Their love and admittance of love is found because they despise each other so much that they meet in the middle. Through Mr..
Dairy’s proposal, and letter, it proves that his love for Elizabeth is strong enough to overthrow his pride and also his prejudice towards her, and her social class. People, falling in love and getting married even further proves the theme of love finding its way. Elizabeth says, “Gave him to understand, that her sentiments had undergone so material a change since the period to which he alluded to” (354). Elizabeth says here that she accepts Mr.. Dairy’s proposal and she would like to marry IM. Mr.. Dairy overcame his pride and proposed to Elizabeth, and she overcame her prejudice of Dairy and said yes. … But when Elizabeth decides to marry Dairy, there IS finality to her Judgment. “(Sons) This quote is showing how her Judgment of Dairy has come to an end, the matter of social class difference no longer is of concern to the two lovers. This quote also proves that love always finds its way regardless of personal pride and social classes. “l always had a value for him. Were it for nothing but his love of you, I must always have esteemed him” (Morgan). This quote relates to he marriage and love Elizabeth has for Dairy which relates to love finding its way.
She always had a “value” for him which shows she always cared but didn’t know how to show it. By the marriage of Dairy and Elizabeth, it supports the theme of love finding its way, regardless of social class and pride. Love between two people will always find its way, regardless of personal pride, and also regardless of the prejudices we bestow on the people of a different social class. Now, and even back then, the “class” we are put into is essential to who we associate ourselves with and who we marry as a result.