Symbolism Blog

I have finished the last section of the book Pride and Prejudice. The book wrapped things up pretty nicely, except for the issue dealing with Lady Catherine. She was the aunt of Mr. Darcy and was strongly opposed to Mr. Darcy's marriage to Elizabeth. However she eventually came around to accepting that the two wanted to be together. The issue I have a problem with is that, they author only spend 1 paragraph about this resolution. The issue that Lady Catherine had with Elizabeth took over an entire chapter, but the resoluyion was only 1 paragraph. I don't think that it was a very well written conclusion, however overall it was a terrific ending to a great book.
I do not think that there was any form of symbolism in this story. So if I had to pick an object to depict something in the story it would probably be a rose. A rose is a common symbol of passion, and romance. This relates to this story because it deals with four people who are in love with one another but have certain issues that come between them. In order to symbolize Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy I think that the roses I picked should have thorns. The reason why I say that they should have thorns is because not only do they hurt the other person at the beginning of their relationship, but the thorns are used as a defense mechanism. Throughout the story we see that the reason why the two people kept their emotions hidden from one another is because they were afraid of getting hurt by the other person. The first one to risk letting their guard down was Mr. Darcy, and he got crushed by Elizabeth, however towards the end of the story Elizabeth started to have stronger feelings for Mr. Darcy but was afraid that her previous rejection of him might alter the way that he felt about her, and tried to deny her feelings for him. The thorns that cover the roses are only one part of the character though. They also share love and passion towards the end of the story which is what the actual head of teh rose stands for. Red has a connotation dealing with passion, which relates not only to Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, but to various other characters throughout the story. Such as Mr. Binngley and Jane, Lydia and Mr. Wickham, and even Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. They all shared passion in their relationships at one point or another, however it does not mean that it will last. As I saw from the Mr. and Mrs. Bennets relationship passion does not always last. Mr. Bennet grew tired of his wife's silly ways after they had gotten married, because it was unbecoming of a wife to go about gossiping all the time. The same thing can be said for Lydia and Mr. Wickham, even though I say that those two were never really in love, I think that after sometime they realized that they were two different people and that the relationship could not work out. This shows that even though two people might share passion, it does not mean that they share love. Which is why a rose is the symbol I pick to represent this story.

pages 200-300

I have finished reading 100 pages from the book Pride and Prejudice. There is now a new conflict arising from the story. It seems that one of Mr. Bennet's younger daughter, Lydia, has eloped with the "dashing" Mr. Wickham. Apparently the two had supposedly run off to Scottland to get married, however the family rrealized that because of mr. Wickham's finacial status this idea was highly unlikely. They then concluded that Mr. Wickham must have taken Lydia to London. After some discussion, it was realized that something much more sinister was behind Mr. Wickham's intentions that marrying her. To prevent further damage frm occuring to the family name, various members of the Bennet family try to help the situation. I personally think that Lydia is an air headed girl, who just wants to have an adventure, even if it costs her family a great deal of suffering. No family should go through all these issues because one member wants to have an adventure. To further disgrace, the family, Mrs. Bennets brotehr had decided to step in and aid the family. They agreed to bribe Mr. WIckham into marrying the Lydia, because Mr. Bennet could not afford it. This is a great deal to Mr. Bennets pride. I remember at one point in the book, Elizabeth had reminded her father to pay attention to Lydia and Kitty because those two were always running off and fantasizing about the soldiers. I feel extremly bad for Mr. Bennet who has to suffer through the disgrace that his daughter brought, and his wife was not helping the situation either. Instead of agreeing with him, that they should not give Lydia any gifts for her wedding, she instists that they give her news clothes, and buy them a house. It seems that all Mrs. Bennet cares for, is getting her daughters married off, no matter how shameful it may be. The story stopped at a critical point, and I can't wait to continue reading.

Third Blog

I have finished another 100 pages in the book Pride and Prejudice. My prediction was correct. Mr. Darcy was in love with Elizabeth, and he did propose to her. However she rejected his feelings, in a way that could be seen as very harsh. Instead of letting the man down easily, she showed a great deal of disgust at the very idea of such a proposal. I personally think that her attitude towards him in that manner was rather undeserving of such an offer. Mr. Darcy put his very being on the line for this woman, and as a result she turned him down. Even though there is much evidence to support an idea that he got what he deserved, I feel a bit simpathic for him. Putting yourself in a characters shoes can really give you a better understanding of a character's feelings and emotions. One issue that was of particular interest of me during these 100 pages is the problem involving Mr. Darcy's role in seperating Jane and Mr. Bingley. Apparently instead of supporting his friends idea of marrying Jane Bennet, he tried his best to seperate the two parties. Even though Darcy's intentions might be good, I think that he went about the seperation in the wrong ways. He did not know enough ane to assume that she did not have the same feelings for Mr. Bingly as he had for her, and because of this I think Elizabeth is justified in being angry with him. He jumped to a conclusion and decided to ruin the lives of the people involoved because he thought one person was less faithful than the other. However I do not think that Elizabeth should be mad at Mr. Darcy because of what he did to Mr. Wickham. The reason why I think this is because she does not know both sides of the story. She only listened to what Mr. Wickham said and because of this she decided to hate mr. Darcy without his side of the story. This, I believe, is a great injustice. Despite the unlikely situation, I think that Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth will end up together in the end, and it is also probable that Mr. Bingley will be married to Jane.

Second Post

I have finished reading 100 pages in the book Pride and Prejudice. The book is progressing relatively slowly, however the story is gradually getting more entising. One piticular topic of interest is the issue of Elizabeth Bennet's distain for Mr. Darcy. At first glance she hatred of him might seem to be justified because of the horrible things he said about her, however as the story progresses, I think that she will begin to see past that first impression, and try to get to know Mr. Darcy a bit better. I find the situation a bit strange, because at their first meeting Mr. Darcy did not seem to think much of Elizabeth, but now he is captivated by the very thought of her. Contrary to his own feelings, she greatly dislikes him, not only because of her own experience with this man, but also because of the many stories which she has heard. She continually blames his pride for getting in the way of his personal affairs. It is continually menioned that his pride leads to his own bitterness, and will eventually be the end of his person. However it seems to me, that Mr. Darcy has more to his character than people realize. The only character in the story that seems to know that Mr. Darcy is deeper than he lets on, is his best friend Mr. Bingley. In a way the situation between the two characters is a bit sad. Mr. Darcy has strong feelings for Elizabeth, who does not return the feelings, while Mr. Bingley's younger sister, has strong feelings for Mr. Darcy, who seems to pay no attention to her. As a result, when Mr. Darcy tells Mr. Bingley's younger sister about his feelings about Ms. Bennet, she takes it upon herself, to try and make her seem as ineloquent as possble. As the story progresses I think that Ms. Bennet will eventually fall for Mr. Darcy if he can show that he cares about her. There will probably be some opposition to their unity because of Elizabeth's mother, Mrs. Bennet. She does not hold Mr. Darcy is a high regard, and during one of their meetings, openly made detestable remarks about his personality in front of his face. So far the book is going pretty well, it is boring at certain parts, but at other sections, it is very interesting.

Intro Blog

From the list of books that were avilable to us, I decided to read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. The reason why i decided to read this book is because I saw the movie about 2 weeks ago. At first I thought I would have hated it, but I ended up really enjoying it, so hopefully the book is even better. After doing some research on the book, I expect to have a hardtime reading the story at first, because of the type of language that they use. However after sometime I would probably get accustomed to it. I also expect to have an enjoyable time reading this story because it is said to have many underlying jokes, and inuendos. One surprising fact that I learned about the author is that she was never married. This surprises me because she wrote one of the greatest romantic novels in the history of literature, but never got married herself. It makes me wonder where she got the inspiration to write about this. If I read 100 pages every week, then I should finish the novel in about three and a half weeks.