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PrideandPrejudice-----By：JaneAustenCoversofthebookAbriefintroductionoftheauthor•JaneAusten(16December1775–18July1817)wasanEnglishnovelistwhoseworksofromanticfiction,setamongthelandedgentry,earnedheraplaceasoneofthemostwidelyreadwritersinEnglishliterature.Herrealismandbitingsocialcommentaryhasgainedherhistoricalimportanceamongscholarsandcritics.summaryofthestory•ThebookbeginsasthemaincharacterElizabethBennetandherfamilyhavejustheardofthearrivalofaveryrichmannamedCharlesBingley.TheBennetfamilyiscompletelymadeupofgirlstheoldestbeingJane,thenElizabeth,Mary,KittyandthenLydia.Becausetherearenomeninthefamily,afterthefatherpassesawayhisentireestatepassesontotheircousinMr.Collins.Mrs.Bennetisveryawarethatifherhusbandwasevertopassthatherandherdaughterswouldbelefthomeless,soshehastakenituponherselftogetherdaughtersnotonlymarried,butmarriedtomorewealthymen,eventhoughtheyareinthelowerranksofsociety.SouponhearingCharlesBingleywascomingHertfordshirewheretheylived,Mrs.Bennetinsistsherdaughtersareintroduced.AlongwithMr.BingleycamehissistersCarolineandLuisa,Luisa'shusbandMr.HurstandMr.Bingley'sfriendFitzwilliamDarcy.•Mr.BingleyandJaneBennetfallinlove,butMr.Darcywhoisthoughtbymanytobeaveryproudmandecideshemusttearthemapart,becausehedoesnotbelievethatJaneisreallyinlovewithhimandthatsheonlywantshismoney.SothewholecompanyleavesHertfordshireandJaneisheartbroken.JanegoestoherauntandunclewholiveinLondonwhereMr.Bingleyhasgonehopingthathewillcometoseeher,butMr.Darcykeptherpresencethereasecret.WhileJaneisinLondonElizabethhasbeeninvitedbyCharlottetovisitherandMr.Collins.Mr.CollinsisalwaystalkingabouthispatronLadyCatherineDeBourghandElizabethfinallygetstomeather.Duringhervisit,Mr.DarcyalsoshowsupatLadydeBourgh's,heisthehernephewandshewishesDarcytomarryherdaughter,howeverthatisnotinDarcy'splan,forheproposestoElizabeth.Sheisdisgustedbytheproposalbecauseheisproud,separatedhersisterandMr.BingleyandhadruinedthehappinessofherfriendMr.WickambackhomewhoclaimsthatMr.DarcyhadcheatedhimoutofafortunelefttohimbyMr.Darcy'sfather.Mr.Darcyleavesdejectedandsad,butreturnslaterwithaletterexplaininghisreasonsforallhehasdone,hissuspicionsofJaneonlyusingMr.Bingleyformoney,aswellasexplainingthatallthatMr.Wickhamhastoldherwasaliethathehadgivenhimhisinheritanceandhehadswindleditaway.ElizabethfeelsalittlebadabouthowharshshewastoMr.Darcy,butstilldoesnotwanttomarryhim.•NewscomesthatMr.BingleyandMr.Darcyareagainintown,andtheypaytheBennetsavisit.Mr.BingleyproposestoJaneandsheaccepts.ElizabethrealizesthatshelovesMr.Darcyandwhiletheyareonawalkoneeveningthesubjectcomesupagainandtheydecidetogetmarried.Mr.DarcyspeakswithMr.Bennetandheagreestothemarriage.SothestoryendshappilywithLydiamarryingMr.Wickham,JanemarryingMr.BingleyandElizabethMarryingMr.Darcy.Feeling•PrideandPrejudicethebook,middleschoolatthetimeofcontactbefore.Atthattime,onlyjustseentheman'sfeelingsofdisputesbetweentheheroine,theupsanddownsofmood,peopleimmersedinoneofafewyearsafterthere-read,donothaveaflavor.•Bennetfamilyhasfivedaughterswerenotmarried,andMrs.Bennetisafullvanityneuroticwoman,eachmarrieddaughterisheronlymajoreventinthislifebutneverbothertodisciplineherdaughter'sbehavior,andMr.Bennetisafamilyoftheoldgentleman,butlethiswifeanddaughter'sinappropriatebehavior,wouldratherhideinalibrarytofindcalm.•Backgroundofthetimethebookwillproduceanumberofdifferentnotionsoflove:“IdaresayMr.Bingleyinstrumentationdignified,verygentlemanly,andagreeable,Darcyimmediatelyarousedtheaudience‘sattention,becauseheismassive.noblemanners,andheadmittedlessthanfiveminutes,weallhavelegendshavehim10,000poundsayearincome.•Itisoftenhiddenintheirinnerweaknessesordefectsinotherpeoplewantandbeabletomoreenjoyablelife,wemustfirstunderstandtheirownshortcomings,andrefiningitsstandhim,followedbytheothersknowtheheart,andtheneachotherindepthwitheachother,sothatyouwillfindthateverysinglepersononsociety,thingsaresobeautiful,bright,andfurtherinspireyoudeepinsideDepartmenttouching,exerttheirownexpertisetohelpthissociety,thiscountry,theworldservice,afterall,mydooristheheadofallthings,iftheintentionsarenolongeraroundtocareaboutpeople,andnottopaytheirownhand,thenalsoWhotogotoachievethistask?Sofromnowon,weshouldowntheoriginalproblemshavetoberemovedandreplacedbyanewself,newfutureforthehardright.GoodSentences1.Icouldeasilyforgivehispride,ifhehadnotmortifiedmine.2.Ifawomanispartialtoaman,anddoesnotendeavourtoconcealit,hemustfinditout.3.Alady'simaginationisveryrapid;itjumpsfromadmirationtolove,fromlovetomatrimony,inamoment.4.othingismoredeceitful...thantheappearanceofhumility.Itisoftenonlycarelessnessofopinion,andsometimesanindirectboast.5.Thepowerofdoinganythingwithquicknessisalwaysprizedmuchbythepossessor,andoftenwithoutanyattentiontotheimperfectionoftheperformance.6.Youexpectmetoaccountforopinionswhichyouchoosetocallmine,butwhichIhaveneveracknowledged.7.oyieldreadily--easily--tothepersuasionofafriendisnomerit....Toyieldwithoutconvictionisnocomplimenttotheunderstandingofeither.•8.Goodopiniononcelost,islostforever.•9.Thereis,Ibelieve,ineverydispositiona