Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Discussion Questions Regarding Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" (2/8)

1.  How do you explain Darcy’s change, if at all, as the novel progresses?  Was he simply hiding his sympathetic and caring nature at the beginning of the novel, or did Elizabeth actually bring about a change in him?


2.  Do you view this text as revolutionary for its time and the issues that it deals with?  Clearly a family’s socioeconomic status was a major deal at the time of this novel’s publication; therefore, do you feel Austen went on a limb, so to speak, when deciding to write about a couple that overcame social boundaries?

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