Pride and Prejudice Vs. Sparknotes
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a timeless story of romance and class prejudice. This coming-of-age comedy is expertly narrated and written within the views and standards of the time. Although the Sparknotes version and summary of this beloved novel are fairly accurate, most of the emotion of the story is lost in the transition. Readers are not able to fully grasp the themes and underlying emotions of Pride and Prejudice by soley reading through Sparknotes. By reading the actual dialogue of the characters, becoming involved in the scenes, and feeling the buildup of emotion throughout the book readers are able to get a well rounded theme of the whole book Pride and Prejudice. For example, Sparknotes
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One scene in particular that Sparknotes, in reality, is very skimpy on is when Mr. Bennet calls to Elizabeth to discuss her refusal to marry Mr. Collins. There is so much emotion in each individual character. Lizzy is in a state of confusion after Mr. Collins’ proposal, Mrs. Bennet is cross with Lizzy because she turned Mr. Collins down, and Mr. Bennet lightens the mood with his humours and somewhat ironic quote: “Your mother will never see you again if you do not marry Mr. Collins, and I will never see you again if you do” (97.15). This scene is full of emotion and drives the reader to turn the page and become involved in the ever-changing story. Contradictory, Sparknotes does little to touch on the weight of this crucial scene that set in motion the following events of the book. This website does little to touch on the emotion and feelings this event plays in the whole of the book. Without the love and understanding of her dear father, Elizabeth's life would have turned out much more dreary and not pleasurable. Lastly, relying solely on Sparknotes does not take the reader on the beautiful journey that Jane Austen has masterfully crafted. With intricate text and eloquent description of scenes and characters, readers of Pride and Prejudice are able to fully understand its themes of love, marriage, and principles. Sparknotes only highlights the most crucial scenes and characters and never
The comparison of Fay Weldon’s 1984 epistolic novel Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen (here after ‘Letters’) enhances the understanding of the importance of values, issues and context in the 1813 novel, Pride and Prejudice (here after ‘Pride’). This is demonstrated through the examining of the similar and contrasting connections between the texts. Despite the large varsity between the contextual
Fowler, Karen J.Introduction. Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen: The Complete Novels. By Jane Austen. New York: Penguin, 2006. 211-421. Print.
Sheehan, Lucy. "Historical Context for Pride and Prejudice." Columbia College 2009. Web. 18 Feb. 2014
After everyone has left for Rosings, Elizabeth is still fuming from the news that Darcy was the cause of Jane and Bingley's break up. Elizabeth is then startled by the arrival of Darcy. After a few minutes of silence, Darcy shocks Elizabeth with a sudden declaration of love for her and a proposal of marriage. In the beginning Elizabeth is flattered in spite of her deeply rooted prejudice against Darcy. Elizabeth's feelings soon turn to rage as Darcy catalogs all the reasons why he did not pursue his feelings earlier. These reasons include her inferior social class and her family obstacles.
Works Cited Austen, Jane. A. Pride and Prejudice. Norton Critical 3rd edition, ed. Donald Gray. New York and London: Norton, 2001.
Wright, Andrew H. "Feeling and Complexity in Pride and Prejudice." Ed. Donald Gray. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1966. 410-420.
Essay on Themes Pride and Prejudice. In this novel, the title describes the underlying theme of the book. Pride and prejudice were both influences on the characters and their relationships. The.
Letters play a very important role in ‘Pride and Prejudice’. They can tie the story together because letters provide information which we would not have found out from the dialogue between the characters. We can also find out extra background information which can help with the reader’s understanding of characters, the plot and the novel in general. Letters can reveal character’s personalities and how they feel about the other characters in the novel, for example Miss Bingley’s feelings about Jane. Letters are used as a dramatic device in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ to further the plot, link the story and to inform the readers of the character’s personalities.
Wright, Andrew H. "Feeling and Complexity in Pride and Prejudice." Ed. Donald Gray. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1966. 410-420.
There are many examples throughout the novel, to support the running theme, and title of the novel, Pride and Prejudice. Pride in not always a good thing, it can lead to arrogance and contempt very quickly. Prejudice is not necessarily a bad thing either, and is never unavoidable, sometimes disliking a person and not being friends with them works out to an advantage. Jane Austen dramatized the theme of pride and prejudice, through plot, her main characters, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet, and demonstrated how the status of women and social status can lead to pride and prejudice.
Pride and Prejudice was written enormous beautiful. I highly recommend this great novel to anyone who is interested in stories from the eighteenth century and for confusing love stories.
The story of Pride and Prejudice took place in the time of the Regency in Britain. At that time, Britain was at the period of transition from the earlier stage of Capitalism to Capitalist Industrialization. In the countryside, the aristocratic family still held great power and right that country squires were likely to fawn upon them.
middle of paper ... ... ast, Miss Austen’s very finely written novel of Pride and Prejudice. That young lady had a talent for describing the involvements and feelings and characters of ordinary life, which is to me the most wonderful I ever met with.’ (Watt, 1963). BIBLIOGRAPHY Allen, W. (1954)
Wright, Andrew H. "Feeling and Complexity in Pride and Prejudice." Ed. Donald Gray. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1966. 410-420.
2 Feb. 2010. Moore, Catherine E. “Pride and Prejudice.” Master Revised Second Edition (1996): Literary Reference Center. EBSCO. Web. The Web.