The most wonderful news has come to the ears of the mother of the Bennet Daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia. A young gentleman will be renting a large manor who is fabulously wealth and, of course, single. Mrs. Bennet is exceedingly desperate to marry of each of her daughters as not let them become burden upon society. Little does she know that with all of her meddling wiles, Mrs. Bennet could not conceive the events which were to follow Mr. Bingley's coming.
Jane, the eldest, develops a certain fondness for Mr. Bingley right away. Love at first sight seems very real to Jane. She confides in her sister Elizabeth, who has a very different view of love. Upon meeting Mr. Bingley for the first time, the also happen to meet his dear friend, Mr. Darcy. He seems sour; brooding even and wants very little to do with the things of this world which are enjoyable. Upon meeting, he insults Elizabeth who swears that she will never understand why such an arrogant and unpleasant man could exist.
Thought to be one of Austen's finest novels,Pride and Prejudice is certainly among the most well known. And while character development is present in all of her novels, this one in particular I believe has the most drastic changes and some of the most relate-able characters.
Grade Level: 12.0
Interest Level: 8.0-12.0
