Pride and Prejudice Narrative Techniques Essay

The passage focuses on the dialogue between Elizabeth and Jane days after they received news about the digression of the Bingleys and Darcy. In this essay, I will explore the themes, the narrative techniques used and the whole tone of the involved characters. Austens dramatic form of writing is an attractive disport of Pride and Prejudice. The novel is dialogic in nature the dialogue between Jane and Elizabeth is a representation of their personalities and characters and Austen has purposefully juxtaposed Elizabeth opposite Jane to show the stark contrasts in their personalities, as well as their views and beliefs.Jane is protrayed as the good-natured and forgiving child in spite of being upset that Bingley had left her, she does not blame him just praises him as the most amiable piece of music and blames herself instead for her error of come across. She thinks the best of others, Bingley in this case, that he is not guarded and circumspect despite his wealth. Her turn in f or Bingley is genuine as she sees the virtues in him but she accepts the fact that he may not love her, I have nada zilch to reproach him with.The themes of love and class are raised here, as Janes words indicate her resignation and acceptance that her love for a man in an upper class is not reciprocated. This reflects how class boundaries and prejudices limit love and happiness during that time. This also indirectly reflects the social standing of women they are anticipate to behave in a certain manner that does not sabotage their reputation, as doing so otherwise would result in a miserable reputation and possible ostracism, I will not repine. It cannot last yearnwe shall all be as we were before. She subscribes her friend, Charlotte, as having true up feelings for Mr. Collins, despite his narcissistic and pompous character an indication of her maybe naive view that true love is simple and has nothing to do with practicality and materialism, it is a most legal matchshe ma y feel somethingfor our cousin. But what she does not shoot openly, ascribable to suspicions that Bingley may have left her due to her social inferiority, is that much(prenominal) practical love does exist. Both sisters are aware of this, which is why twain are reluctant to bring up Bingleys name during the dialogue, I have met with two instances lately one I will not mentionFocalisation, a narrative technique is employed by Austen here, as the narrative voice deliberately omitted Bingleys name and referred to him as Netherfield and its subdue. Although the opening paragraph is narrated from an omniscient third-person view, Elizabeth is the focaliser this evokes reader empathy towards the sensitivity of Bingleys departure. Elizabeth, however, is uncivilized with both Bingley and Charlotte. She disagrees with Jane that Charlotte has feelings for Mr.Collins as she feels that no one with a worthy way of thinking would marry such a man. She thinks that it is a lese majesty to pr inciple and integrity that Jane suggested the possibility of true feelings from Charlotte to Mr. Collins and that Charlotte had betrayed love itself as her act of marrying Mr. Collins is not the proper way of thinking. Elizabeth feels that Charlotte get hitched with Mr. Collins for reasons other than love, maybe selfishly for status and wealth, You shall not defend herthat selfishness is prudenceDeep in her heart, Elizabeth wishes to believe in Janes deluxe views on true love, To oblige you, I would try to believe nearly any thing but reality has shown her that conventional love is influenced and circumscribe by class boundaries and practicality. This reflects how marriage was the vehicle of self-improvement and wealth learnedness for women during Elizabeths day (and olibanum Austens). Elizabeth views human deportment as inconsistent to their actual feelings and that appearance is not a good indicator of virtue or sense.It also adverts as an irony of her own behaviour towar ds Darcy, as inconsistent to her eventual feelings for him. Elizabeths views of love remains discriminatory at this stage, a structured irony staged by Austen to serve as a milestone to chart Elizabeths maturity subsequent in the novel. However, Elizabeths burst of outrage, It is unaccountable In each view it is unaccountable , can also be read as displaced anxiety and anger as she is very uncertain of her own susceptibility to escape a similar fate of being dumped resembling Jane due to possible social inferiority or having to marry for practical considerations like Charlotte.This is not openly mentioned by Elizabeth in the passage but when she subtly mentioned that, And men take care that they should, it could be interpreted that she wished to meet a man who would admire her for the correct reasons. Janes words, It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us foreshadows the maturity in Elizabeth she is at the moment prejudiced against Darcy when she had a poor fi rst impression of him and thus unable to recognize his virtues.Later in the novel, Elizabeth would slowly let go of her vanity her misplaced pride and prejudice to realise a pinnace and mutual love between herself and Darcy. In conclusion, Austens dialogic prose gives personalities to both Jane and Elizabeth, revealing the conscious and unconscious natures of the sisters, as well as their hidden impulses and repressed longings. (Walder, 1995, p54) (884 words) References Austen, J. Pride and Prejudice. ed. by J. Kinsley, Oxford Worlds Classics. Oxford Oxford University Press, 2008. D. Walder, eds. The Realist Novel. London Routledge in fellowship with the Open University, 1995.