I bought this book a while ago , but haven't had the time to read it, until now. One thing I found interesting about this book was the way the author described some of her characters. It didn't seem like she was afraid of giving her characters flaws or have her characters hate one another. In fact, that is a big part of the plot at the beginning, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy hate each other and aren't afraid to show it when they meet. Jane Austen gives such hatred in the way Mr. Darcy is introduced to the story, " He was the proudest, most disagreeable man on the world, and everybody hoped he would never come there again." This theme of feuds and dislike of other characters continues throughout the story, which I think is more true to life than having everybody like each other.
One thing I found that I disliked about this book was it felt like there were too many scandals at the end. The actual scandals didn't bother me that much but the fact that they weren't that bug of a deal in the end and resolved without too much consequence to the main characters. For example, when Elizabeth's younger sister Lydia ran off with Mr. Darcy's greatest enemy, Wickham. The main concern for Elizabeth was that Mr. Darcy wasn't going to like her anymore because of her sisters actions, but that turned out to be untrue because Mr. Darcy helped Lydia and Wickham get married. "I can no longer help thanking you for your unexampled kindness to my poor sister." It seemed like there was just another bit of suspense added at the end to draw out the time before Elizabeth and Darcy were married, and to make them like each other more.
The last thing I learned was how to write different, interesting female characters. In this book, the five main sisters are completely different, which I liked. Elizabeth is stubborn and knows exactly what she wants, even refusing to be married to someone, against her family's wishes, "I am perfectly serious with my refusal...and I am convinced that I am the last woman in the world who would make you so." This was interesting to me considering it was taboo in this time period. I also found interesting the fact that the sisters are so different when frequently women are written the same way, sometimes especially if they are siblings. I learned how important it is to a story to write female characters differently.
One thing I found that I disliked about this book was it felt like there were too many scandals at the end. The actual scandals didn't bother me that much but the fact that they weren't that bug of a deal in the end and resolved without too much consequence to the main characters. For example, when Elizabeth's younger sister Lydia ran off with Mr. Darcy's greatest enemy, Wickham. The main concern for Elizabeth was that Mr. Darcy wasn't going to like her anymore because of her sisters actions, but that turned out to be untrue because Mr. Darcy helped Lydia and Wickham get married. "I can no longer help thanking you for your unexampled kindness to my poor sister." It seemed like there was just another bit of suspense added at the end to draw out the time before Elizabeth and Darcy were married, and to make them like each other more.
The last thing I learned was how to write different, interesting female characters. In this book, the five main sisters are completely different, which I liked. Elizabeth is stubborn and knows exactly what she wants, even refusing to be married to someone, against her family's wishes, "I am perfectly serious with my refusal...and I am convinced that I am the last woman in the world who would make you so." This was interesting to me considering it was taboo in this time period. I also found interesting the fact that the sisters are so different when frequently women are written the same way, sometimes especially if they are siblings. I learned how important it is to a story to write female characters differently.