Essay for Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

In the book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, there are four daughters who go through experiences such as love and marriage. Not every daughter has the best experience but they all end up falling in love somehow. The way Austen writes makes the story seem interesting with the dialogue and the story of each character. Austen’s creative style of writing causes people to want to read the book and want to connect to the characters in the book.

The writing of the book sounds very modern with a mix of old English. The dialogue is no work of Shakespeare but it is close by some of the grammar that is used and how some words are spelled or used differently. For example, on page 13, Bingley talks to Mr. Darcy about dancing with Elizabeth. He says, “You are dancing with the only handsomest girl in the room,” (Austen, 13). Instead of giving her the compliment that she is beautiful, the word used to describe a woman at the time was handsome. Other examples would be putting the letter “u” in words such as honor and humor. Today, this type of style would have some grammar and spelling mistakes.  The dialogue is sort of the same but Austen puts more depth and emotion in her character’s dialogue. In Chapter 10, Elizabeth (the main character) describes her feelings towards Darcy (the main lead character), “To yield readily – easily to the persuasion of a friend is no merit with you… you appear to me, Mr. Darcy, to allow nothing for the influence of friendship and affection,” (Austen, 50). Elizabeth is saying that Darcy is nor a friend nor a lover. He is nothing to her because she does not like his rude ways. Austen could have written a passage of Elizabeth insulting Mr. Darcy, but she decided to word it in a way where it sounds somewhat poetic. Austen’s writing is not only to please herself but also to entertain the audience she planned to write for.

     From reading the book, the audience that Austen wrote for were hopeless romantics and young women who can relate to Elizabeth or any other female character. There are many women who can relate to Elizabeth by being independent, smart, but also blinded to love. There are also many women who have a Mr. Darcy in their lives- a man who is rude but charming and likes having money. Hopeless romantics who could be either men or women may love the love/hate relationship between the two characters, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. The connection between the two characters is very intriguing and romantic, “In vain, I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire you and love you,” (Austen, 323). This shows the passion that Darcy has for Elizabeth makes him change his selfish ways for her. He wants to be with her so much by considering his feelings will change her thought of avoiding love. This gives people the idea of how Austen sees love and how she tried to connect with people by emotions.

     Jane Austen’s book Pride and Prejudice is very interesting to people by being able to connect with the characters and making the dialogue very romantic and sensible. The way she writes makes people visualize how the characters look and act in the situation. This helps people understand what each character is going through, which might make them want to read more. Austen is a wonderful author of a book that became a National Bestseller with a story that many women can and will relate to.

Book Review #2

So the book I finished reading was Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The book was very interesting  to me, especially at the end. It's romantic yet sort of interesting when you realize the importance of life and love. The book was not super interesting in the middle but as Austen talks more about the main relationship between Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. The weaknesses of the book are that the language can make people confused on what might be happening. Also, it doesn't really seem interesting in the beginning until the main characters hook up. 

In my opinion, this book is for people who are hopeless romantics at any age. The way Austen describes her characters and writes her dialogue makes it seem very romantic and real. It could also be for people who like Renaissance type of books. Her type of writing isn't exactly like William Shakespeare but she is very philosophical.

Book Review

So the book I am reading right now is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The book is about four young women (Jane, Elizabeth, Kitty, and Lydia Bennett)  who are sisters but are all different by personality and looks. The second eldest daughter, Elizabeth is smart but does not interact with men the way her sisters do. Mrs. Bennett wants all of her daughters to be married but is frustrated with Elizabeth.  Mrs. Bennett arranges relationships with Elizabeth but it never works out. Mr. Darcy, the main male character is a spoiled and rich man who Elizabeth does not like but there are other sides of Mr. Darcy that she doesn't know.The language in the book is sort of different and it's much deeper, romantic, sad, etc.

The author Jane Austen is a famous writer who has written other books like Emma, Mansfield Park, and Sense and Sensibility. There have been many film adaptions of her books and many movies that have been about Jane Austen. The purpose of Jane Austen writing this book is to show the depth of romance and real problems like Shakespeare did with Romeo and Juliet, Taming With the Shrew and others. I can tell from the 12 pg. introduction she did where Carol Howard tells about Jane's purpose and how she compares that to the life she lived while writing the book.

 Another purpose that Howard states in the book is,

She became, whether she wished it or not, a professional writer in an age when the market in novels by women and for women was already well established. (xxi)

Jane Austen was modest and wrote more to relate to the audience and not to share her personal experiences or any thing about her life. She did not let her feelings come to the public and kept her life a total secret. However, her books are everywhere whether on a shelf in a library or in the hands of high school students. Jane Austen's work will always be known whether it is being read or seen in a film; she is a great writer and a great symbol for women writers.