Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Pride and Prejudice
I am now reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. I have only started a couple days ago, but already there has been so much development in the story that I feel obliged to do my blog report on this book. It is set in the early 1800s in Longbourn, a town in England a little ways outside of London. The main characters so far are Mr. and Mrs. Bennett, and their daughters Elizabeth and Jane. Conflict erupts when a wealthy man moves to the town, and decides to attend a local ball. Immediately, Mrs. Bennett must prepare her daughters for the ball as it is her goal to get them married to wealthy, handsome young men, like Mr. Bingely (the man who just moved to Longbourn.) At the ball, Mr. Bingely falls for Jane, while we are introduced to Mr. Darcy. At first, we see Darcy as a critical character who is constantly speaking poorly of Elizabeth, but as the story continues, we find he is far less prejudiced and judgmental than the rest of the wealthier folk. Elizabeth very much develops as a character in these first chapters as well. She changes her attitude towards Jane from jealousy at first to sympathy and later tries to protect her from their gossiping and ostentatious neighbors. So far, this book has been very interesting despite the fact it is about topics I do not know much about and I would not see myself enjoying. However, this book has changed my mind and has been very engaging.
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I have heard about this book before, and always dismissed it as being too ... different? The setting of Victorian England can be strikingly different than modern day. However, thanks to your advice I'm considering reading it. It is very interesting to see a book in which a character developes rather swiftly. Also, have you considered reading the spoof, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? It sounds rather funny. My cousin read a book by the same author and said it was good. Back to the book - basically, it sounds to me like a twisted web of social status. Is that right? Either way, splendiferous blog post.
ReplyDeleteI to have heard of this book, but I never had the chance to read it. I may or may not enjoy it because it has character development, which I like, but it doesn't sound like there is action in this book. To me it sounds like the civil rights movement, but in England and with the same race. This book has been much praised, but everyone has a different opinion. Would you recommend this book to me because I’m not so sure about whether or not I should read this?
ReplyDeletePersonally, I started to read this book about a year ago and was always soothed by the way Jane Austen had her slow but poetic writing style. It is revered in England as a must-read-or-else type of book. Never got around to reading the entire thing but it was certainly a different type of love story. It was the Victorian era. It was a different time with different views. Funny story as you go in though. Good blog post and I hope to hear more about it in the next one.
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