Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a novel written by Jane Austin that tell us the story of Elizabeth Bennett, a modern woman that fights versus the society of the early 19th-century England. She is the one that wants to choose who its going to be her husband, and not her parents. Eventhough the novel was written in 1813 it is very popular now a days. A recent film was made with Keria Knightley as the protagonist (2005).


1. Why do you think "Pride and Prejudice" continues to be a referent for modern tales?   

Because the conflict of the story can still be seen now a days, but in different ways and prespectives.

2. What do you think is the effect that these different authors (film directors, producers, modern writers) want to achieve in today's audiences?  

I think they want women to reflect about the relation between their life, and the protagonist life.

3. If you had to choose one of the previous versions to analyse, which would be the one and why?  

I would like to analyse the first version, because it is the more similar to the book, and I consider it is a very important fact, because it is the original novel the one that is rich in content and succes.



Page 287 Questions

1) What degrees of emancipation reinforcement of 18th-century family does Elizabeth Bennett's marriage to Mr. Darcy support?

Elizabeth Bennett's marriage has some emancipation values, for example, she is over-confident of her capacity to make independent decision. She chosed to marriage Mr. Darcy and not her mother. She rejected her future husband at first too.

2) What attitudes to marriage does Pride and Prejudice convey? What other options did Elizabeth Bennett have?

The attitude that "Pride and Prejudice" convey to marriage, is that women should be confident of their capacity to make decisions by their own, and they should judge by her selves if a man is the indicated or if he is not. Elizabeth could have rejected Mr. Darcy.