Essay Archive - Escaping the Fog of Pride and Prejudice
Escaping the Fog of Pride and Prejudice
The words of the title of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice,
shroud the main characters, Elizabeth and Darcy in a fog. The plot of the
novel focuses on how Elizabeth and Darcy escape the fog and find each other.
Both characters must individually recognize their faults and purge them.
At the beginning of the novel, it seems as if the two will never be able to
escape the thick fog. The scene at the Netherfield ball makes the marriage
of Elizabeth and Darcy much more climactic because the pride and prejudice
of both increases greatly during the night.
The Neth....
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