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Would you like to live like the characters in your book?  Explain how they live (the situation) and why or why not you would like to live like that.

I would not like to live like the characters in the book. Living in the Victorian Era would be very different from today. I would not enjoy the clothing or the amount of etiquette you must have based on your class and gender. Women in the Victorian Era did not have a lot of independence. This would be a problem for me becasue I enjoy doing things for myself and proving that I can do things on my own. These opportunities were few and pretty much forbidden. Elizabeth seems to feel the same way. Women are meant to be “accomplished” in Mr. Bennet's opinion: “I have never heard of a young lady spoken of for the first time, without being informed that she was very accomplished” (34).  He means well by his statement but women should not be accepted to be accomplished. They should be accomplished in what they choose to be rather than what Mr, Darcy listed off like sewing the house work.  I also would not like my life goal to be marrying a man. Although I enjoy a good romance book, I would not want to be in these characters shoes. I’m sure that the characters will fall in love in the end but it was still quite forced. Charlotte Lucas, Elizabeth's best friend, is a good example of this. Lady Lucas accepts Mr. Collins proposal after Elizabeth turns him down and says to Elizabeth, “I am not Romantic you know. I never was, I ask only a comfortable home; and considering Mr. Collins character, connections, and situation in life, I am convinced that my chances of happiness with him is as fair as most people can boast entering the marriage state” (115). This reasoning is not adequate for me. One should not marry to feel stable or becasue they have to. The women did not have the opportunities to meet many men and are generally in a rush to get married.

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I would recommend this book for people who enjoy a romance novel with conflict and a slower pace. One who enjoys old english literature would also enjoy Pride and Prejudice.

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Longbourn, England
Victorian Era (19th century)

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“Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us” (pg. 16)
-Mary Bennet
I choose this quote for multiple reasons. This is one of the few moments in the book that explains the reasoning behind the title of the novel. In this quote, Mary is explains to Elizabeth her opinion on pride after Elizabeth shares her negative feelings towards Mr. Darcy.

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Mr. Bennet- humerous and sarcastic and the father of five daughters. He loves his daughters but tends to neglect them for he is caught up in marrying them off.
Mrs. Bennet- talkative with a goal to marry off her daughters
Elizabeth Bennet- The protagonist, the second eldest, intelligent, witty, and dislikes Mr. Darcy at the start
Jane Bennet- The oldest and prettiest daughter, admires Mr. Bingley
Lydia Bennet- the youngest daughter, a gossip
Mary Bennet- youngest sister
Catherine Bennet- fourth sister
Fitzwilliam Darcy- Wealthy and smart man but extremely prideful and prejudice towards classes below him. He ends up liking Elizabeth's unique character.
Charles Bingley- Darcy's wealthy friend. He is a easy going, gentleman who likes Jane Bennet.
Miss Bingley- Mr. Bindley's sister is a gossipy and jealous women. She likes Mr. Darcy and doesn't like Elizabeth or the Bennets for the most part.
Mr. Collins- A snobby man who will inherit Mr. Bennet's land and therefor wants to marry one of his daughters. Elizabeth rejects him.
George Wickham- An officer that Elizabeth initially likes.
Charlotte Lucas- Elizabeth's older friend (29). Marries Mr. Collins because she is getting too old

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Pride and Prejudice is a satire novel on traditional Victorian etiquette and a love story. It follows the complicated relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Throughout the novel we will discover how pride is not an attractive characteristic to have.

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"Pride and Prejudice"              by Jane Austen

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"Pride and Prejudice"              by Jane Austen

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Born December 16th 1775, Jane Austen Grew up with a large family in England. She and her siblings were encouraged to learn and write from a young age. She was very close to her father and her only sister, Cassandra. They would go to boarding schools together and even work on published work together. She began to write in the 1790's but her work wasn't popular until the 20th century. Most of her work is satire directed towards character of the book and society.

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