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Pride and Prejudice (view source)
Revision as of 19:28, December 19, 2009
, 19:28, December 19, 2009Aha! I finally figured out the meaning of the title - I've been wondering since high school 35 years ogo . . .
The book's title refers to the pride of Mr. Darcy whose immense wealth puts him in the highest rank of local society and the prejudice of Miss Elizabeth Bennet, whose family is of the lower financial and social rung on the social ladder.
The book's title refers to the pride of Mr. Darcy whose immense wealth puts him in the highest rank of local society and the prejudice of Miss Elizabeth Bennet, whose family is of the lower financial and social rung on the social ladder.
Lizzie's prejudice and Darcy's pride interact in an unfortunate way in the matter of Mr. Wickham, with Lizzie taking Wickham's side immediately on hearing his account of his relations with Darcy's family - probably spurred on by a reaction to Darcy's proud and disdainful coldness.
==Plot Summary==
==Plot Summary==