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How Contrasting Places Contrib - College Essay

How Contrasting Places Contrib

ute to Theme
Many times in life a person will feel awkward or insecure in a strange environment.
At home, one may feel comfortable and relaxed. This brings about the phrase �home
sweet home.� This same idea helps contribute to the central meaning of Jane Austen�s
work Pride and Prejudice. The two establishments of Netherfield and Pemberley are as
different as night and day in the way they bring out the attitudes and actions of
Fitzwilliam Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet.
In Netherfield, it is evident that pride is part of Mr. Darcy�s nature and is seen in
his mannerisms and in his speech. Darcy has such a high opinion of himself that he does
not care what other think of him or his ...

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the world, and everybody hoped that he would never come their again.� This is the same
type of attitude and pride that possesses Mr. Darcy for the remainder of the time that he
spends at Netherfield. On the other hand, Mr. Darcy acts with a certain sense of �perfect
civility�, friendliness, and attentiveness when he is at Pemberley, his home. He seems
more relaxed and acts without the feeling of improper pride that he had previously
possessed. For instance, Darcy invites Mr. Gardiner, �with the greatest civility�, to fish at
Pemberley �as often as he chose.� Darcy even suggests that he could �supply him with
fishing tackle� and point out the parts of the stream �where there was usually more sport.�
This is a side of Darcy that Elizabeth has not seen before and it causes her to grow more
fond of him.
The contrasting places, Netherfield and Pemberley, show two completely different
sides of Jane, as well. In the beginning, at Netherfield, she sees Darcy as an ...

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Added: 4/28/2005 02:53:43 AM
Category: English
Type: Free Paper
Words: 697
Pages: 3

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