PlotOverview

AbouttheAuthor

JaneAustenwasborninDecember16,1775in
Thestorytakesplaceinthenineteenthcentury. Steventon,UnitedKingdom.Unfortunately,she
Therearefivesisters:Jane,Elizabeth,Mary,
diedinJuly18,1817.Austenhadsevensiblings
Lydia,andKitty.Theirlifeturnsupsidedown
andwasoneofthemostwidelywritingsinthe
whenMr.BingleyandMr.Darcyentertheir
Englishliterature.Inherlifetimeshewasreally
town.Thesetwomenaresaviorforthegirls
quietshewasnotsocialatall,howeverwhenit
motherbecausetheMrs.Bennnetwantsher
cametowritingshewasadifferentperson.
daughterstomarryrichmen.Ahandsomerich Fascinatedbystoriesaroundtheworld,Austen
startedbywritinginhernotebookandshestarted
manmovesintotownwheretheBennets
tocraftherownnovelbytheyearof1790s.Some
familylives,hisnameisMr.Bingley.Janeand
novelsshewroteinhernotebookwere
Loveand
Bingleytakeaninterestoneachother,
thenthefollowingyearshewrote
The
howeverheleavesoutoftownwithoutsayinga Friendship,
HistoryofEngland

basedonhistoricalwritingthat
wordtoJane.Somehow,Darcyinterfereswith
thisbecausehesaysthathethoughtitdidnot includedAustensillustrations.Somethingthatwas
significantinAustenslifetimewasherfirstlove,
seemserious.Ontheotherhand,Elizabeth
howeverhemovedandhegotmarriedtosomeone
andDarcyarethemainconflictinthestory
else.WhenAustenfoundoutaboutthehorrible
becauseshethinksheisarrogant.Wickham
newsshewroteastoryaboutherlovelifetoher
tellsElizabeththatDarcyismeanwithhis
sister.
sisterwhichmakesElizabethrejecthis

marriageproposal.Attheend,shefindsout
thatWickhamwrongedhimandthenElizabeth
agreestomarryhim.Therisingactionstartsby
DarcygivingthelettertoElizabethexclaiming
thatWickhamwaswrongofwhathesaidabout
him.Byknowingthetruthaboutwhatreally
happenedElizabethstopshatingDarcyand
takesaninterestinDarcy.

HistoricalContext

PrideandPrejudice
waspublishedin1813.The
culturein
PrideandPrejudice
wasbasedonBritish
historywereitwasinvolvedwiththerevolutionand
theunresthome.Also,thesigningofthe
DeclarationofIndependencehappenedtheyear
afterAustenwasborn.Theeconomicsinthenovel
wassomethingimportantinthetimeperiod
becauseMrs.Bennet,Austensmotherwantedher
fivedaughterstogetmarriedwithmenthatwere
rich.

NovelNotes

Prideand
Prejudice

JaneAusten
MytzyEscalante

11116

EssentialQuotes

ITisatruthuniversallyacknowledgedthata
singlemanpossessionofagoodfortunemustbein
wantofawife(Austen1).

...hadbeenthemeansofunitingthem(332).

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CharacterAnalysis

Themes

Elizabeth:
seconddaughteroftheBennetfamily.
Sheisintelligentandprettyandsaysthingswithout
thinkingandsheisveryindependent.Darcytakes
aninterestinherthefirstdaytheymeet.

Jane:
Janeistheeldestfromthefamilyandisthe
mostbeautifulfromallthesisters.Sheisinlove
withBingley,howeverBingleydoesnotnotice.

Darcy:
Awealthymanwhoisveryhandsomeand
bestfriendswithBingley.Heismasterof
Pemberleyandhasalotofpridewhichmakes
Elizabethhatehim,butthatiswhatattractsDarcy
towardshim.

Wickham:
Heisamilitaryofficerwhoisvery
handsomeandattractsElizabethtotakeaninterest
inhim.Eventhough,Wickhamtalksbadabout
DarcythatiswhatmakesElizabethmecloserto
Darcy.

Bingley:
HeisDarcysbestfriendandiswealthy
too.HetakesaninterestinJaneandJaneislove
withhim.

Love:L
ovebetweenDarcyandElizabethwhich
bothneedtoovercomechallengingobstacles.

Reputation:T
hewomansreputationisvery
importantbecausewomenneedtoactcertain
ways.

Class:C
lassisalmostlikereputationhowever
classiswhennatureoflifeisstrictlyforthemiddle
classandupperclass.TheBennetswhoaremiddle
classcansocializewithupperclasseslikeMr.Darcy
andMr.Bingley.

Marriage:
Marriageisanimportantdecisiona
womancanmakeinherlifeoryoucanruinyour
life.

Pride:P
rideissomethingDarcyhasalotof
becauseheisproudofhisownachievements.

Prejudice:
PrejudicereflectsElizabethbecause
shesaysherownopinionthatarenotbasedona
reason.

MotifsandSymbols

Courtship:T
herearetwocourtshipsinthestory
ElizabethandDarcyandBingleyandJane.These
twocouplescourtshipistoworkoutwhatlovereally
is.

Journeys:T
heshortjourneysthroughoutthenovel
aretheonesthatmakebigchangesinthestory.

Houses:T
hestorygivesmanydescriptionon
charactershomessothereaderscangetanidea
ofwherethecharacterswereraisedin.

Pemberley:
ThePemberleythatDarcyownsgives
detailsofwhohereallyisbecauseElizabethfinds
outthatheisagoodmanandtakescareofhislittle
sister.

TheOutdoors:
Theoutdoorsshowsthefreedom
forElizabeth.WhenElizabethandDarcywalkon
thepathinPemberleyitshowstheirfuture
marriage.