Pride And Prejudice By Jane Austen - 1533 Words

Cassi Spoon Mrs. Spoon English II 4-26-16 Pride and Prejudice was written by Jane Austen. Taking place in the early 1800’s on the countryside of Longbourne, England the novel took themes of love, class and reputation and put a satirical twist on it. The genre of this book is realistic historical romance. Although the novel did not win any awards, as they had not been yet invented, it is considered one of the most read books in the world and the most famous romance novel ever written. One of the more persistent themes in the novel is that love, especially true love, will rise above anything and everything to prevail. If the story were to take place now and in America it would probably be very similar with the possible inclusion of racial†¦show more content†¦In this way I think she is a very Dynamic and round character. The main antagonist is society. Most of the people hold a prejudice to a group of people or person. Most notably is the relatively secret courtship of Mr. Darcy to Elizabeth. Her family is abo ve middle class but is rude and arrogant. Sometimes the society is channeled through people in the book. These people include Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Miss Bingley, both of whom are rounded characters and try very hard to keep Mr. Darcy from marrying below him and into such a scandalous family. Society finally sees that to Darcy and Elizabeth love is more important than class. This revelation causes them to accept them and let them be. Ultimately though their opinion on the matter has not changed only under the circumstances of Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth. The supporting cast of characters includes her family which composes of Mr. Bennet her dearest father, Mrs. Bennet a noesy, obnoxiously ignorant woman, her closest sister Jane and three other sisters. There is also Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy who comes from a very respectable household and earns quite a lot of inheritance, he is also very prideful and rude. His meetings with Elizabeth cause him to be a kinder more hospitable gentleman and for this reason he is a dynamic character. There is also his best-friend, Mr. Bingley. A true gentleman who has little followings of class, he is also very wealthy and a neighbor of the Bennets. He falls in love