... . These examples are quite different from Austen's use of male characters in Pride and Prejudice. Rather than men flaunting their freedom and authority over women, we find men fighting for some recognition of importance in Northanger Abbey. While using a straightforward and covert approach in Pride and Prejudice, Austen switches to a subtler and sardonic tactic in Northanger Abbey. Mulvey notes that women, on the other hand, take on the passive scopophilic ... role by being displayed and finding pleasure in receiving the gaze of men. There are plenty of women in both Pride and Prejudice ...

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... with the rise of the feeling of isolationism in the world. This is illustrated throughout the works of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Illyich, and Dostoevesky's Notes From the Underground. As mentioned, the portrayal of society's look towards marriage, education, and justice is done thoroughly in Pride and Prejudice. Austen's main Character, Elizabeth, is an extraordinary asset to her society, by being polite, educated, beautiful ... , and in search for true love. In contrast, Austen depicts Elizabeth's best friend, Charlotte Lucas, as being the "girl next door...

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