Jane Austen s Pride And Prejudice - 1366 Words

Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, is a humorous portrayal of the social atmosphere of late eighteenth and early nineteenth century England. The novel is much more than a comedic love story. However, through Austen’s subtle and ironic style, it addresses economic, political, feminist, sociological, philosophical themes, inspiring a great deal of diverse critical commentary on the meaning of the work. The proposal of the Mr. Collins to Elizabeth occurs in Chapter 19 of the novel and is a typical example of his stupidity and arrogance. Austen use of the art of dialogue is modeled the characters usage of verbal irony, or satire which is what ‘holds’ the conversations/ disagreements together. Chapter 19 is a great example of how she†¦show more content†¦The reader may say the target of criticism is the very institution of marriage. In this case, as the Bennet’s seat us entails to Mr. Collin, he becomes a potential suitor to any of the Bennet sisters. In consideration, the fact Lizzy and Mr. Collins are cousins may bring discomfort to the readers. He is also firmly convinced that marriage â€Å"will add very greatly to [his] happiness,† (73) and this demonstrates his arrogance. He strongly feels that of he gets married he will be happy and bring great happiness to his wife, but truly we know he is not that attractive and is very odd base on his actions. However, Elizabeth refuses Mr. Collins’s business offer or a.k.a marriage. She is courteous in her refusal, but began to lose temperament which Collins’s persistence. Mr. Collins misjudges Elizabeth’s good sense. Thus, although Lizzy firmly discourage her cousin’s good intentions, he goes on, claiming that young ladies do reject a proposal of marriage twice or even three times. The conversation on Lizzy part before the proposal is dropping with satire that causes the tone to be amusing to the author. â€Å"The idea of Mr. Collins, with all his solemn composure, being run away with by his feelings, made Elizabeth so near laughing that she could not use the short pause he allowed in any attempt to stop him father, and he continued—â€Å" (73) Elizabeth is entertained with how Mr. Collins is being controlled by his emotions when proposing