PRIDE AND PREJUDICEPride and Prejudice In fact Pride and Prejudice was originally entitled First Impressions However
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Pride and Prejudice
In fact, Pride and Prejudice
was originally entitled First Impressions. However, the
novel is not only about first impressions. Although we
can find the first impressions about the characters
through the first few chapters, this book shows us
the effects of those impressions on the individual
characters--prejudices of the characters. The story
almost evenly describes the defects of Fitzwilliam
Darcy who show "pride" at the beginning of the novel;
he speaks carelessly and insultingly to Elizabeth
Bennet, and George Wickham who deceives others on
purpose and conceals his truthless character. Elizabeth
misunderstood both of them at first because of her
prejudice.
At first I have assumed that
the title of this novel alludes clearly to Darcy's "pride"
and Elizabeth's "prejudice." I also thought that the
novel tells how Darcy and Elizabath overcome their
pride and prejudice. However, I realize that this over
simplifies the author's purpose. We can certainly see
that Elizabeth has "pride" as much as Darcy has. She
is proud of her intelligence, comprehension and
independence...