... me - In Pride and Prejudice, the author Jane Austen delineates the nature of the society in which she lives through several parties and balls that her characters attend. Mr. Darcy epitomizes rich, discriminatory noblemen while Miss Elizabeth Bennett symbolizes the deserving, socially inferior young woman of the period. Through Darcy, Lizzy and other characters' interactions at balls and parties, Austen vividly ... portrays their society and its flaws, namely the penchant of the wealthy to scorn those of lower class, and the obsession of the upper class with reputation ... year. Darcy's p...

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• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... Mrs Bennett's character the ridiculous obsession, during Austen's time, with marriage is highly exaggerated and she is an extremely comic representation and not at all a well rounded character. Similarly, Mr Collins is also a caricature in Pride and Prejudice. He is a clergyman, his personality a mixture of obsequiousness and pride. His character represents the satirizing of the class system. Austen writes, "Mr. Collins had only to change from Jane to Elizabeth and ... exaggerate elements of society during the Regency period. Jane's complex personality defines her as more than just a me...

• Word Count: 1208
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate