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Essay / Essay on Pride and Prejudice - 1765
Sometimes when reading a novel we can feel that the author is reflecting our own feelings; in fact, we can easily imagine our own lives printed in the book. This is the case with Jane Austen's novels, in which she presents human relationships to us through either a very natural or critical look: by showing their virtues and their faults. One of his most notable novels is Pride and Prejudice. In this novel, Jane Austen's critical eye depicts rural English society at the end of the 18th century. The story mainly centers around a single family, the Bennets. They lived in Longbourn, near Netherfield Park, where a “single man of great fortune” arrived. This young bachelor named Charles Bingley is a “handsome and gentleman”; he arrived with his two sisters, the husband of the eldest and his best friend, Mr. Darcy, an intelligent, rich and reserved man. After their arrival, their new neighbors invited them to a ball in the Assembly Rooms. During the ball, Jane Bennet and Mr. Bingley immediately fall in love; in contrast, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet reject each other, in fact when Charles told Darcy that Elizabeth was “very pretty and agreeable” he replied coldly “she is tolerable; but not beautiful enough to tempt me.” Nevertheless, the Bingleys and the Bennets established a close relationship, with Charles and Jane visibly attracted. Charles' sisters loved Jane but considered Elizabeth very proud and impertinent; they considered Mrs. Bennet and her younger daughters boring and without manners. On the other hand, Mr. Darcy began to develop some interest in Elizabeth, but she still had her prejudices against him which were increased by Mr. Wickham, a handsome young officer, who told Elizabeth that he was the son from a trusted steward of Darcy's father, and Darcy, envious of his father's feelings towards Wickham, did not grant his father's wish. Because of the Bennets, they had a small fortune and no men. heir, the fortune will go to Mr. Bennet's cousin, William Collins who arrived in the Longbourn state. Collins' arrival had only one purpose: to persuade one of the girls to marry him. He initially chose Jane, but, according to Mrs. Bennet, she was "likely to be engaged very soon", so he switched from Jane to Elizabeth, who immediately rejected his proposal. Eventually, he proposed to Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth's best friend, and she resignedly accepted..