... a wife."" What we read is just the opposite; a single woman must be in want of a man with a good fortune. In this first line of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice we are at once introduced to language rich with satire. The comic tendencies displayed in the novel's language introduce a theme very important to the novel "the character's laughter ... much,"" attitudes towards laughter divide the characters. Most obviously We tend to consider Elizabeth's position the normative "more closely aligned with modern theories of humor. She laughs at hypocrisy, vanity, pretension, the gap between stat...

• Word Count: 1894
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

... . In fact, the first imprint you would make when meeting in a social gathering generally would typecast you within the minds of those around and usually only swayed by gross changes in your behavior. Elizabeth Bennet from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice falls victim to this practice in relation to Fitzwilliam Darcy after their first encounter. Darcy seems anything but a man Elizabeth would care to ... as disastrous ones. Austen creates her ideal husband with Darcy by not only exhibiting qualities within him such as control over money and power, a good nature and a strong father figure,...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

After the affair with Mr. Collins, Mrs. Bennet is still stuck with five unmarried daughters. Jane is still getting aquatinted with Mr. Bingley, a rich suitor, Elizabeth still has no prospects, and two her three younger sisters are still chasing young officers. Suddenly when everything looks its brightest for Jane, Bingley picks up and leaves Netherfield. This event leaves the family in total despair. Elizabeth decides to go off to live with her aunt in London, Jane goes with another aunt, and Lydia leaves for Brighton with a colonel and his wife. As each goes her own way, they have time to ref...

• Word Count: 1537
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School