Jane Austen s Pride And Prejudice - 1767 Words

In Jane Austen s Pride and Prejudice, letters are used to indicate a change in direction of the plot or to form narrative crisis points. Jane Austen successfully weaves her letters into the natural narrative of the dialogue and description. It is suggested that Jane Austen developed her epistolary mode of writing from many other 18th Century authors.The definition of the epistolary is Novel told through letters written by one or more of the characters. It presents an intimate view of the character s thoughts with no interference from the author and it conveys the shape of events to come with dramatic immediacy. In the 18th century letters were an important form of communication. In the novel characters such as Jane, Elizabeth and†¦show more content†¦In the letter he writes her after their meeting, he explains, â€Å"You may possibly wonder why all this was not told you last night. But I was not then the master enough of myself to know what could or ought to be revealed.† (pg. 137-138) Even though Darcy’s character is very stubborn and intolerant, he was threatened by her forceful nature, he felt as if he couldn’t confide in her. Perhaps he is intimidated more by his feelings towards her because he has never been so infatuated with a woman before. Nonetheless, his letter makes Elizabeth realize the prejudice that lies in herself, as well as her love for Darcy. The persuasion written by Elisabeth Lenckos address the fact that the narrative form of Pride and Prejudice supports the depiction of the development into maturity of both Elizabeth Bennet and Darcy as a result of their encounter. Although the novel is told predominantly from Elizabeth’s point of view, the technique Austen employs allows the twin images of two intelligent, interesting partners to emerge who, the reader knows, are well matched because they are depicted as individuals with different, yet related complexities of thought and feeling. It adds to our fascination that we see Darcy mostly through Elizabeth Bennet’s less than perfect lens so that we share her initial dislike and perplexity as well as her eventual enlightenment.(Lenckos) Through this letter we are able to distinguish Elizabeth’s character, she is a