Letters in Pride and Prejudice

Running head: LETTERS IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Letters in Pride and Prejudice
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LETTERS IN PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Pride and Prejudice is the name of a romantic novel that was written by Jane Austen
in the year 1813. The novel shows emotional development of the main protagonist called
Elizabethan Bennet. The novel depicts important aspects in relation to manners, education
along with marriage at the time of the Regency era within Britain. The letters were crucial in
the Regency society as it helped an individual in sending information to another individual
who was living far away. This essay argues that letters in Pride and Prejudice has helped in
showing the relationship in between the characters and the personality of the characters.
The letters can act as useful devices as the reactions of the characters are not
controlled as the sender is not with the reader at the time of reading of the letter. It helps in
conveying the purpose of the story. Jane used to write the letters to Lizzy in the event of
being in a depressed state of the mind. Jane wrote a letter to Lizzy while she was sick in the
place of Netherfield. Jane could not find Mr Bingley in London and this made her feel that
she was being avoided by Mr Bingley. Jane also writes a letter to Elizabeth at the time of
elopement of Lydia. Jane writes in the letter, “shall I own that I long for your return? (Austen,
pp 90). This goes on show that though Jane was the elder daughter of Elizabeth yet she looks
up to Elizabeth as a source of guidance. The letters of Jane helps in providing greater
understanding of the character of both Jane along with Elizabeth (Lundahl, pp 34).
Caroline Bingley was involved in manipulating the people with the help of her letters.
She invited Jane to Netherfield so that she can befriend her. He tries to damage relationship
in between Jane and Bingley. She informed Jane in the letter that Netherfield party have left
for the place of London. She writes, “My brother admires her [Georgiana Darcy] greatly” to
try and convince Jane that Mr. Bingley was not interested in her” (Austen, pp 65). The lack of
the courtesy in her letters shows that the Caroline did not perceive Jane of being a friend. She
used to conceive Jane in a demeaning manner on account of her status in the society. Jane