Monday, October 19, 2015

Week 8 - Class and P&P


"Austen is often happy to follow the Cinderella plot, and to make a happy ending out of marrying her heroine to a man notably above her in income and social prestige" Class, P. 117

"Elizabeth was much too embarrassed to say a word. After a short pause, her companion added, “You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.” Elizabeth feeling all the more than common awkwardness and anxiety of his situation, now forced herself to speak; and immediately, though not very fluently, gave him to understand, that her sentiments had undergone so material a change, since the period to which he alluded, as to make her receive with gratitude and pleasure, his present assurances.''


Using these quotes as a springboard, to my thesis, below:

Thesis: Darcy and Elizabeth's love occurred organically and is not based in status, class, or wealth.

Topic Paragraphs: 
Para 1 - Darcy's journey to Elizabeth <--- Strongest argument, most evidence
"But no sooner had he made it clear to himself and his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, then he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes."
   
Para 2 - Elizabeth's journey to Darcy (Subtle, but significant)
"I am perfectly convinced by it that Mr. Darcy has no defect.  He owns it himself without disguise"
                              
Para 3 - The culmination of their affections (while walking in the road, when Elizabeth agrees to marry him)
"Elizabeth was much too embarrassed to say a word. After a short pause, her companion added, “You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged, but one word from you will silence me on this subject forever.” Elizabeth feeling all the more than common awkwardness and anxiety of his situation, now forced herself to speak; and immediately, though not very fluently, gave him to understand, that her sentiments had undergone so material a change, since the period to which he alluded, as to make her receive with gratitude and pleasure, his present assurances.''

Para 4 (? Or worked in elsewhere) - Or a side issue - those against them: Lady Catherine, Mrs. Bennett, the bitchy girl (Miss Bingley)
"I'm afraid, Mr. Darcy," observed Miss Bingley, in a half whisper, "that this adventure has rather affected your admiration of her fine eyes."
"Not at all he (Darcy) replied; "they were brightened by the exercise."

I don't know where to go with literary devices.  This thesis seems simultaneously too narrow and too broad all at the same time.

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