what is the message or moral lesson in the novel ?
what are the conflicts involved? is it man vs man? man vs himself? man vs nature??
what are the literary thrends involved?
2007-02-24 17:49:10 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
The message of the book is that people are not always what they seem and that you really must make an effort to study the full character of a person before you judge them. Whilst this is easier said than done as is discovered by our herione Elizabeth Bennett who prides herself on her keen character observation but yet is fooled completely by the charm and open manners of George Wickham and judges Darcy harshly because he found her only " tolerable". thereby prejudicing her opinion about him.
I think the struggle is man/ woman against oneself to try to be open minded and non judgemental about why people make the choices that they do eg. Lizzie judges Charlotte negatively for marrying Mr Collins but ultimately realises that Charlotte made a decision that suited her
2007-02-24 20:04:58 · answer #1 · answered by lizzie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that some of the themes are male/female relationships, class issues, societal norms and women's roles.
IMHO, the overall theme is ambition. The book is critical of Mrs. Bennett's wishes for her daughters. It explores the ambitions of Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth and the other singles of the book. Jane Austen sets up a contrast between what the young folks want and what society tells them they need to do.
I hope that helps a little....
2007-02-25 00:19:30 · answer #2 · answered by YSIC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really. It is actually about some misunderstandings of Mr Darcy by Elizabeth. I like this book, it's very authentic. I think it's man vs love.
2007-02-24 18:13:42 · answer #3 · answered by Cherry Shortcake 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋