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Essay Galaxy - Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth Bennet
Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth Bennet
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 whole, but skillfully directs our consideration only to a
small, isolated segment of the society. In Pride and Prejudice, Austen
scrutinizes a microcosm, people dwelling within similar cultural and social
backgrounds, but representatives of the larger human community. Austen
demonstrates in Pride and Prejudice through Elizabeth and Darcy that in
man's perennial pursuit of the joys in life, those who conform too strictly
or not at all to ....
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