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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.