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.