Jessica’s Review:
While we will always have a 21st century point of view of any book review from any time period, I think our heroine in this novel stands the test of time. Elizabeth Bennet is an icon for so many reasons. She is witty and honest, something that was probably frowned upon back then. She manages to be socially acceptable while calling people out, something I have yet to accomplish. Would love any notes as to how this is done! She was a feminist in a time when feminism wasn’t popular. It was usually something men were appalled by. They prefered to have a woman go along with whatever they wanted.
The character who embodies this is Mr. Darcy. Another icon, he is a character many women have fallen in love with, however, I am not sold on the dark and brooding. He is also outright rude to Elizabeth so many times throughout the story. I do get that he simply was trying to be what society expected him to be and he does change throughout the novel. At the end, I understand why she finally agreed to be with him, he had finally changed. He realized that the most important part of life was who he loved, which was Elizabeth. So my hopeless romantic heart was totally sold by the end, but couldn’t truly forget everything that he had done throughout the rest of the novel.
So my hopeless romantic heart was totally sold by the end, but couldn’t truly forget everything that he had done throughout the rest of the novel.
Overall, I thought the novel was good, not my all time favorite. It will always be a classic and something I suggest that every person read before they die. It is an important story about how your station in life doesn’t define you. We should not judge somebody because of something that is beyond their control.
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