Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a story about how other cultural institutions (like marriage) can transcend economics. It’s a novel that illustrates the power of love and how it can rise above class distinctions and social norms. “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in […]

Austen is particularly unusual among virtue ethicists past and present in according amiability so much importance, even though it is so obviously central to most people’s lives working, if not living, in close confinement with others with whom one must and should get along. Austen presents these virtues as not merely a necessary accommodation to […]

Questions 1. Jane Austen’s original title for the novel was First Impressions. What role do first impressions play in Pride and Prejudice? C1: Pride and Prejudice is, first and foremost, a novel about surmounting obstacles and achieving romantic happiness. For Elizabeth, the heroine, and Darcy, her eventual husband, the chief obstacle resides in the book’s […]

In today’s society, everyone looks to find real love. They want to find “the right one”, get married, and live happily with that one person for as long as the world allows them. Some people will wait as long as it takes to find that special someone, while others find their true love in high […]