Prejudice

• He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world' - narration


  - superlatives: narrative

  - society is making a quick prejudice against Darcy

  - pride: defence mechanism to prevent feeling inferior throughout the novel

  - hyperbole: satire-feeling

  - austen criticising society's superficial judgements

  - mrs B agrees: hints the judgement is wrong as she is unclever
• I could have easily forgiven his pride if he had not mortified mine' - E


  - admits she is prejudiced against D

  - only overcomes this when she leaves her house

  - 'easily forgive': kind nature
• She had been blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd' - E


  - E's reaction to D's letter

  - her prejudice meant she couldnt see his feelings change

  - climax of E's development

  - past tense: realises her prejudice

  - free indirect speech: audience are also these qualities

  - reflection: catalyst for novel, change in views

  - reader still likes E: austen showing that these are natural feelings
• he never reads novels' - Collins


  - prejudiced against stories

  - forces his cousins to find him a prayer book instead of a novel
• Social prejudice

  - Caro Bingley, LCdB, Mr Collins

  - mock others for their class/status

  - collective prejudice

  - takes longer for them to find happiness