How is Elizabeth Bennet Presented & How Does she Change in the Novel ? Essay

Elizabeth Bennet is second eldest daughter of the Bennet sisters. Although the novel doesnt perplex a specific narrator she is used more than any other character as a centre of consciousness, meaning she is the main focus of the readers interest. In the novel she is a heroine, however she does make a few mis concords and doesnt have the characteristics of one. We can tell from how Mr. Bennets speaks of Lizzy that she is his favourite daughter, I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy and when Mrs. Bennet says he will not do such a thing, that she is little good looking than Jane and not half as good-humoured as Lydia, he replies They have none of them much to recommend them they are all slaphappy and ignorant, like other girls but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters.She has many witty and tantalizing conversations, where she likes to drop in her strong and independent views. When Jane is ill at Netherfield, Lizzy goes to gibber her, with Jane in bed, Mr. Darcy, Mr. Bingley, Lizzy and the Bingley sisters are talking, Darcy and Bingley listing what makes up an accomplished woman Elizabeth declares that she never saw such capacity, and taste, and application, and elegance, as you describe, united, implying that Darcy is far too demanding. Most of the interactions between Darcy and Elizabeth take the forms of banter or agrument, with Lizzys words making Darcys admiration towards her stronger, once he moves past his initial prejudice.She is a very playful and invigorate women who enjoys to laugh at people, including herself. We are told after Darcy refuses to dance with her that, she told the story with great spirit among her friends for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in anything ridiculous. As I tell before this is the humour that attracts Darcy. It is not only her wit that Darcy admires, for when she re label Mr. Darcy is all politeness as a way of avoiding to dance with him, we can she is also hitting guts a t his rudeness with this sarcastic comment.Elizabeth is one of the most active and strong characters in the novel. Elizabeth continued her walk alone springing over puddles with impatient activity and finding herself at last within view of the house, with weary ankles, dirty stockings and a face glowing with the warmth of exercise. She walks into the huge house of Netherfield not worrying some what she looks like or what others think of her. Miss Bingley is shocked at her dirty petticoat whereas Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley find this vigour attractive.Chapter 36 is an essential passage as it marks the turnaround in Elizabeths opinion. From Elizabeths first aquaintance with Darcy she thought him to be a proud and disagreeable, especially when he repiled to Bingleys comment of how Elizabeth is just as pretty as Jane with She (Lizzy) is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me. She could never figure out why he was such good friends with Bingley as theyare the complete opersite. Although, Darcys ignorance and pride doesnt change Lizzy eventually comes to see his kindness and his nobility through his actions towards his sister, towards her sisters (Jane and Lydia) as well as the way he comes to not only love her, but to respect her and see her as an equal as well.This is helped majorly by the letter she re-reads a few times until she full understands what she thought she had sussed out, realizing that she has much less able to understand the natures of people around her than she thought, especially being prejudice towards Darcy and in favor of Wickham. As well as misreading Darcy and Wickham she also recognizes that when Darcy described her family, she at first thought it as rude but then remembers how embarressed she was by her mother, Mrs. Bennet boasting so unimagined loud about Mr. Bingley and Jane that Mr. Darcy could over hear and with her sister playing too long on the piano. She understands how wrong she has been and is very humiliated, She grew abs olutely ashamed of herself How despicably have I acted till this moment I never knew my self