Pride and Prejudice book review

Jane Austen is in a league of her own when it comes to constructing elaborate plots and depicting interesting characters. For example, we might like Elizabeth’s loving father but won’t like his ignorance. We all believe that Darcy’s friend, Bingley, and Elizabeth’s sister, Jane, will be plundered blind by their staff because they are simply too nice. Jane Austen’s attention to detail and sharp insight makes her a good writer. Austen’s skill and competence in crafting sarcasm and irony leave us astounded. In this Pride and Prejudice book review, we will try to focus on the good and bad aspects of the book so that you can decide whether to read it or not.

Pride and Prejudice- book premise

Most people are familiar with Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, which is set around the period of the Napoleonic Wars but does not refer to it. It follows the romance of aristocratic, unapproachable Darcy and the high-spirited, generous Elizabeth Bennet.

Darcy is proud, and Elizabeth is prejudiced.

Elizabeth and Darcy eventually reconcile after Darcy demonstrates his morals and charity by assisting Elizabeth’s wild and inexperienced sister Lydia in forming a somewhat satisfactory marriage with Wickham.

Wickham, a handsome and charming soldier, initially impresses Elizabeth, but he is a man with ulterior motives who have already disturbed Darcy’s own sister’s life. Such twists and turns in the story keep the reader interested and Austen is successful in doing so.

Jane Austen’s work, particularly Pride and Prejudice, is full of wit and humor. Her awareness of socioeconomic status and limits on women and men is unparalleled.

Pride and Prejudice is a book you will want to read again and again. It is direct yet lighthearted, funny, and meaningful.

Pride and Prejudice book review

Austen’s tale depicts the tangled love story of two opposites, the female protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, and the male protagonist Mr. Darcy. The novel’s core theme is love and marriage. It focuses on the various ways in which love grows and flourishes.

Elizabeth Bennet, the second and brightest of the five Bennet sisters, was born to  Mr. and Mrs. Bennet two of the most versatile characters in the book. Elizabeth misunderstands Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy, clever, and honest man as a result of rash judgments based on gossip.

When she finds she was wrong, she recognizes how tough it is to understand someone after making extensive assumptions about them. However, this is one of the ‘best difficulties’ one needs to face to find and understand love or friendship.

The major challenge of love or any relationship in the 1800s was social class and its influence. Pride and Prejudice, although written in the early nineteenth century,  has the same sentiment. Darcy’s and his friend Mr. Bingley’s families were more prosperous than the Bennets. The development of their ties and relationships in this context was at the heart of all the problems.

This was the fate of the Bennet sisters when they fell in love with upper-class men.

Elizabeth adored Darcy, while Jane, the first and most beautiful of the Bennet sisters, adored Charles Bingley. Due to their mothers’ pressure, Jane and Bingley had to separate.

Pride and Prejudice has a female-centric narrative that focuses on its female protagonists’ growth and struggles for happiness.

Jane Austen carefully crafts storylines and divides all of her female characters into two categories.

Mrs. Bennet, Mr. Bingley’s sister Ms. Bingley, Lady Catherine—Darcy’s affluent aunt, and Lydia Bennet, the last of the Bennet sisters, fall into the first category. These women can sway the world in their favor. They exhibit human flaws such as greed, arrogance, and stupidity, which makes the characters feel real.

The second category includes more powerful and soft-hearted ladies, such as Jane Bennet, Elizabeth Bennet, and Georgiana Darcy—Charles Darcy’s sister. Despite having true flaws, they still reflect the truthful sides of themselves. Jane and Elizabeth come from the same household as Lydia and Mrs. Bennett, but they both are more intelligent than the others.

Austen provided the true depiction of women in English society of that time. She critiques ladies with pompous personalities, such as Lydia and Ms. Bingley, and you can see how society influences these people. Readers can easily decipher that women in the 1800s were drawn to and desired to marry a man of money and prosperity, just as their upbringing had taught them.

Jane Austen, on the other hand, presents another group of female characters with nuance, a dignity often denied to women in the 1800s, by presenting women like Elizabeth Bennet, who was humble, contrary to popular belief.

Pride and Prejudice- a legacy

• Pride and Prejudice is a well-known classic, and various book club members spend hours debating the book’s storyline.
• Lucy Worsley recently published Jane Austen at Home, an interesting portrayal of Austen and her life. It is nicely written and a fascinating read if you are interested in learning more about her biography and the setting of her poetry.
• There are also various Jane Austen organizations and a plethora of humorous teen and adult spin-off works.

Final thought

Classic books or novels are always considered to have dreary and difficult-to-understand writing styles. Austen’s writing style does not fall into this category and makes you reflect on the character’s behavior. You will love every page of this fantastic work and won’t want it to end. You will undoubtedly look for more Austen books and find more inspiring stories.

Pride and Prejudice are recommended to anyone who likes romance, family stories, comedies, classics, or even reluctant readers who want an easy introduction to the world of great works.

If you’ve never read a Jane Austen book, start with this one and you’ll be hooked to her writing in no time.

Key takeaways

• Pride and Prejudice is a wonderful romance novel that has lovable characters, humor, and beautiful writing. Austen is great at constructing elaborate plots and writing interesting characters.
• The book depicts a tangled love story of two polar opposite characters, the female protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, and the male protagonist Mr. Darcy, and how they fall in love. The novel explores the theme of love and marriage. 
• Pride and Prejudice is the book for you if you like romance, family stories, comedies, or classics. Readers who want an easy introduction to the world of great classic novels will enjoy this book.

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FAQs

Q1. Why is Pride and Prejudice so famous?

Ans- Pride and Prejudice laid the groundwork for an infinite number of romance books, yet no subsequent love story has ever come close to matching the original. Hence, it is considered a classic and loved by everyone.

Q2. What is the moral of Pride and Prejudice novel?

Ans- The novel’s obvious message to the readers is that you should not judge a book by its cover. This lesson is as relevant today as it has ever been.

Q3. Why is Pride and Prejudice a satire?

Ans- Jane Austen employs satire, or language that uses humor and sarcasm to highlight flaws in people and society. So, Many people consider this book satire.