ENGL 1F91 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Opening Sentence, Bildungsroman
9 Feb 2017
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Wednesday, 2, 2017: class distinction in pride and prejudice. He is a gentleman; i am a gentleman"s daughter; so far we are equal . Darcy"s status in the class hierarchy is elevated compare to elizabeth"s. Elizabeth mother connection with the trading class, lowers her status. Austen critiques the current status how its problematic. And second sons have little choice but to marry well of ladies. Disparity between class and money between darcy and elizabeth. Opening sentence universal truth - shows how truth is prejudice. Novel theme how character assess truth rather than being guided by communal knowledge. Both elizabeth and darcy suffer from pride and prejudice, impact their ability to think. Radical thinking about the genre of the epic, and reflected desire for democracy and for political change. Elizabeth asserts her own voice, and her desire for happiness: proposal of darcy and mr collins. Darcy first proposal, just as insulting as mr collin quite similar.
