Life and Love in Pride and PrejudiceHow would life be different if you lived in the early 1800s in a small town in England? How did courtship rituals exist at that time? These questions are the main topics of the book, Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, who wrote the book about the time these things happened. When you open the first page and begin reading, you are immediately introduced to the Bennet family, along with Mr. Bingley. The main role is played by the Bennet family, consisting of parents who generally have opposing opinions, and four daughters, each with their own special abilities, especially the second daughter Elizabeth. The entire story is told through her point of view, so other people's opinions are taken that will eventually become yours, who Elizabeth is close to and who she doesn't like. This brings us to the other characters, namely the Bingley family and Mr. Darcy. The Bingley family represents a very wealthy family, whose son would be a prize for any girl, and who is deeply interested in Jane, the Bennets' beautiful eldest daughter. . The family, however, does not believe that the Bennets are of a high enough standard and moves the brother to London to distract him with Mr. Darcy's sister, who presumably was as unpleasant as Mr. Darcy himself. Disliked by many due to his pomposity and pride, Mr. Darcy single-handedly ruined his chances with Elizabeth. According to his wish, he would marry her easily, she even hated dancing with that man. This type of love triangle, with a person liking a certain someone, but having to settle for someone else, occurs throughout the book, just with different people. Most of the time all the characters were in a house or at a formal party where these loves, courtships and dislikes began. I found this form of setting in the book quite boring and made it very difficult for me to continue reading, although I now know that it is Jane Austen's style not to have much action but to develop more of the character's personalities. This book is a great recommendation if you like to truly understand a character and their feelings towards others. The clear idea is what Austen did with the title of the book. With this book "Pride and
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