The Significance of Chapter 34 in Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice Ess

The Significance of Chapter 34 in Jane Austens Pride and PrejudicePride And Prejudice is a 19th Century romanticistic overbold written by JaneAusten in 1813, it presents a true image of societysexpectations towards marriage and love at the time. It focuses on twocentral characters little girl Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy and theirlove-hate relationship.Elizabeth the second eldest daughter of five sisters is an intelligent charr with a lively disposition, strong-minded determination and awoman who conscientiously sticks to her principles. As Mr Bennet saysdescribing his daughter, Lizzy has something more of a quicknessthen her sisters.Mr Darcy on the other hand is an extremely handsome man but unluckily very proud and detached and his character is consideredrather aloof and disagreeable. He was the proudest most disagreeableman in the whole world.In Pride And Prejudice Jane Austen shows the indorser how Elizabeth get the better ofs her prejudice of Mr Darcys pride.Marriage at t he time when the novel was written was sensed verydifferently to how it is thought of today. Getting married was seen asa necessity to gain financial security for the female, it was more ofan arrangement, a condescension proposal to benefit both sides of theparty. Love was not a necessity and nor was being in love asuitable reason to carry married. As in the marriage talks withElizabeth and her friend Charlotte Lucas, Charlotte sums up her fitand every other womans view on marriage. Happiness in marriage is purely a matter of chance.The reason for this being is that after a drive died in the familythe house and the land were meant to go to the oldest son, or in MrsBennets type Mr Bennets cou... ...ionis the incentive for Mr Darcy to write the letter to Elizabeth to tryand change her opinion of him. Did it before long make you think better ofme? Even at the end of the novel Elizabeth admits the profoundeffect that the letters had on her. She explained what its effect hadon he r had been, and how step by step all her former prejudices had beenremoved.After the events of chapter 34 Mr Darcys character changessignificantly, because of Elizabeth he has overcome all his selfishand overbearing character traits which prevented her from loving himwhich was what he actually wanted as he was attracted to theliveliness of her mind. You taught me a lesson, hard indeed atfirst, but most advantageous. By you, I was properly humbled. Thislesson he would take a shit never learnt or experienced if it werent for herrefusal in the proposal of Chapter 34.