Essays about: "Elizabeth Bennet"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 13 essays containing the words Elizabeth Bennet.

  1. 6. Fallible Fathers in Jane Austen's Mansfield Park and Pride and Prejudice

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

    Author : Tanja Spurr; [2019]
    Keywords : Gender Performance; Jane Austen; Fathers; Mansfield Park; Pride and Prejudice;

    Abstract : Using Mansfield Park and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, this essay will show how Sir Thomas and Mr Bennet fail in their role as fathers, related to expectations in the social context, and how their failure is necessary for the eventual marriages of the heroines, Fanny Price and Elizabeth Bennet. The fathers’ failure also leads to the elopement of Maria Bertram and Lydia Bennet. READ MORE

  3. 7. Characterization in Social Satire : A comparative analysis of the heroines Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austenʼs Pride and Prejudice, and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackerayʼs Vanity Fair

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Elin Berggren; [2016]
    Keywords : Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Characterization; Social Satire; Gender; Austen; Thackeray; Elizabeth Bennet; Becky Sharp; Karaktärisering; Samhällssatir; Genus;

    Abstract : This essay presents a comparative analysis of the characterizations of the female protagonists Elizabeth Bennet in Jane Austen̕ s Pride and Prejudice (1813), and Becky Sharp in William Makepeace Thackeray̕ s Vanity Fair (1847-1848). The analysis is conducted from a gender perspective, and with the use of feminist criticism. READ MORE

  4. 8. Contrasting Attitudes Toward Marriage in Pride and Prejudice: Elizabeth Bennet's Disregard for the Contemporary Marital Conventions

    University essay from Högskolan Kristianstad/Sektionen för lärande och miljö

    Author : Elin Blom; [2015]
    Keywords : Marital views; marriage; conventions; social status; Pride and Prejudice; Elizabeth Bennet; 18th century; 19th century; feminism; old historicism; liberalism;

    Abstract : Through a liberal feminist perspective, this essay investigates the unconventional marital views of the fictional character Elizabeth Bennet. These are analyzed and compared to the traditional marital opinions of the novel's social environment. READ MORE

  5. 9. Elizabeth Bennet's Intelligence : A Reading of Class and Gender Conventions And Transgressions in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

    Author : Joffrey Levi Abrahamsson; [2015]
    Keywords : Jane Austen; Pride and Prejudice; Elizabeth Bennet; Intelligence; Gender and Class Conventions; Transgressions; Jane Austen; Stolthet och Fördom; Elizabeth Bennet; Intelligens; Genus; Status; Överträdelser;

    Abstract : In Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, gender roles and gender expectations relate to class differences in a system of social convention which operates to delimit all of the characters - men and women, rich people and less privileged people - to a greater or lesser extent, in a way which reflects actual class and gender structures in England around 1800. The most important strain of social commentary on gender and class in the novel is constituted by the characterisation of Elizabeth Bennet. READ MORE

  6. 10. The Pride and Prejudice of the Characters in Jane Austen’s Novel "Pride and Prejudice"

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Katarina Andersson; [2012-04-27]
    Keywords : Pride and Prejudice; Jane Austen; pride; prejudice; Elizabeth Bennet; Mr Darcy;

    Abstract : In this essay, I will discuss the terms “pride” and “prejudice” and how they are conveyed in Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice. I claim that the title of the book describes the flaws of almost every character in the book, and not just the protagonists Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. READ MORE