Pride And Prejudice: Elizabeth Bennet
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Jane Austen, like her most beloved heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, is a
keen observer of the nature of man in society. To simplify her studies,
and to give her readers a better understanding of the concept of Pride and
Prejudice, Austen does not focus our attention on the larger social
structure as a ....
Middle of paper
.... except Darcy,
and because she does not adhere rigidly to the standards set forth by
society, "where the family and the community...tend to coerce and even
predetermine the volition and aspirations of the self"(Tanner 125). She is
self-reliant and independent, while "contemptuous of all the conventions
that restrict the individual's freedom"(Litz 65). Darcy observes Elizabeth
as "...sick of civility, of deference, of officious attention...disgusted
with the women who were always speakin ....
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