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    respect or sympathy towards the people who are not so wealthy. In the novel the social had a great impact among the characters. All of the English society in Jane Austen’s time and in her books everything was based upon the social classes. The Bennet’s are not so poor, yet they are not wealthy and they are about

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    Darcy’s "pride" and Elizabeth's "prejudice" leads them to beautiful love. Elizabeth is a very intelligent young girl that reads lots of books, also she doesn’t care what social status she has got. As Austen said that "she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous"(Austen 3.14). For her the most important thing in people is if they are good and sincere. On the other hand Mr Darcy is just full of himself, it’s almost like his pride is pouring out of him. During the ball

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    Pride and Prejudice The novel Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen is a satirical depiction of the social life and atmosphere of eighteenth and nineteenth century England, which at the time was predominantly concerned with the courtship customs of the English gentry. The novel, through Austen’s ironic and subtle writing style, is far more than just a romantic comedy, since it skillfully addresses and combines the political, economic, philosophical and feminist themes of its period

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    Jane Austen Sexism Essay

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    Jane Austen is widely considered to be amongst the best authors of her time. Her works are often seen as feminist in nature, and although written in a conservative society, show many progressive themes, mainly concerning the roles of women. Although she does not directly critique these societal norms, Austen’s use of irony and humor are skillfully used to criticise the sexism that she viewed in early 19th century England. Three of Austen’s works stand out when looking for feminist literature, those

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    Emma by Jane Austen Essay

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    Emma is more unpleasant than appealing. Discuss with reference to the first 9 chapters Essay: ‘Emma’ The first line of the novel ‘Emma’, by Jane Austen, claims Emma to be ‘handsome, clever, and rich’, this sums up Emma’s character completely. It is important to list these first of all, for fear of the reader to immediately dislike her. Indeed, later on-on the first page, Emma’s faults are listed, claiming her to have too much of her own way and herself thinking very highly of herself

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    Societal Affects of Love Emma, by Jane Austen, is a classic comedy that took place in the nineteenth-century near London, England. Emma tells the tale of a heroine attempting to be the matchmaker for everyone, and ultimately herself. Emma Woodhouse, the main character, loses her dear friend and governess, Miss Taylor, to Miss Taylor’s marriage, in which she becomes Mrs. Weston. Emma, in search of another cherished companion, comes across Harriet Smith. Although Harriet comes from a lower class

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    Jane Austen wrote about the world in which women had no rights and no importance outside of marriage. Pride and Prejudice was written in 1813. Romanticism begins around 1789. Their priorities consists of emotionalism, self consciousness, respect for dignity of childhood, an interest in folk culture, and primitive origins for rural life.Pride and Prejudice is a window into the lives of young eighteenth century British women. “Romanticism reflected a deep appreciation of the beauties of nature. For

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    ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Wuthering Heights’ both conform to an idealized happy ending within the category of love and marriages within them, as you most consider the meaning of ‘happy ending’ in both novels. In Jane Austen’s 1813 novel ‘Pride and Prejudice’, “a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a good wife", addressing the fixation of marriage for social progressionin thenineteenth-Century English society. In contrast, it is revealed in the book that the oppositeis

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    Throughout Pride and Prejudice (1813) the character of Elizabeth “Lizzie” comparatively differs from that of her mother, Mrs. Bennet and her younger sister, Lydia. Elizabeth Bennet, Jane Austen’s protagonist was depicted as an intelligent, rebellious and nonconforming woman of the early nineteenth century; a likely prototype of the women’s libber before it became fashionable one hundred years later when women started demanding the right to vote. Intelligent in her own right, Elizabeth had her own

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    Throughout all of Jane Austen’s writing, she uses metaphors as a representation of the societal values and culture she was undergoing in real life. Austen lived in a period where gender roles were definite and followed. Finding a suitable husband to depend on for a secure future was the sole purpose for daughters in the family. These circumstances were conventional, and for the most part, not questioned. Though, Austen had a voice that she wanted to share, so she used symbolism to minimize the provocative

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