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[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']Jane Austen possesses a distinctive skill in her writing that is demonstrated in Pride and Prejudice, a tale of true love and a revelation of the strictly structured society of Victorian England. In chapter forty-five Austen demonstrates her diverse writing style, [/font][FONT='Times New Roman','serif']using several literary devices [/font][FONT='Times New Roman','serif']that enrich the story while giving it flavour. These devices can be used to give the story a humourous background through the use of satire that is used to poke fun at the humourous and socially absorbed characters such as Miss Bingley, a vivid and descriptive nature through the extravagant use of imagery through the introduction of the Pemberly Estate, and a varied sentence structure and vocabulary through her choice of diction. Austen’s writing style also develops dynamic characters that are well-developed and believable through characterization. These devices create a coherent and structured pattern that dynamically promotes understanding and interest in the reader.[/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif'] Chapter forty-five is an imperative turning point in the text. This chapter marks where Mr. Darcy lets go of his strong sense of pride that caused Elizabeth to reject his proposal. Mr. Darcy no longer posed an insulting nature towards Elizabeth nor did he seem to be overwhelmed with self-importance. This becomes clear when Miss Bingley insults Elizabeth, saying she has “self-sufficiency without fashion” Mr. Darcy responds to say “she is one of the handsomest women I have ever met” (Pg. 229). Elizabeth slowly begins to let go of her prejudice towards Mr. Darcy because she finds that Mr. Darcy is a generous and amiable man. These views of Mr. Darcy are new to Elizabeth because she heard hideous things about him from Mr. Wickham. This shows that a prejudice towards somebody leaves room for error. Mr. Darcy’s previous proposal marked a point in the story where Darcy let Elizabeth know how he felt about her, thus Elizabeth began to admit to herself the feelings she had for Darcy. This shift in personality of the characters leads to something more.[/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif'] The central literary device used throughout Pride and Prejudice is satire: a literary tone used to make fun of human vices or weakness, often with the intent of correcting or changing the subject of attack. The use of satire allows Austen to poke fun at things that she disapproves of. Austen heavily satirizes the character Miss Bingley in chapter forty-five. She is a character who openly demonstrates her own disdain for Elizabeth. Miss Bingley continues to attack Elizabeth and it becomes quite humourous:[/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']For my own part, I must confess that I could never see any beauty in her. Her face is too thin; her complexion has no brilliancy; and her features are not at all handsome. Her nose wants character; there is nothing marked in its lines. Her teeth are tolerable, but not out of the common way; and as for her eyes, which have sometimes been called so fin, I could never perceive anything extraordinary in them. They have a sharp, shrewish look, which I do not like at all; and in her air altogether, there is self-sufficiency without fashion, which is intolerable. (Pg. 229)[/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']As seen here Miss Bingley persistently attempts to bring out the bad in Elizabeth, however, Mr. Darcy sees exactly the opposite of what Miss. Bingley is trying to make him see which becomes quite satirical. Mr. Darcy sees a compassionate woman and he disregards everything she says. Miss. Bingley attempts to make Elizabeth Bennett appear as if she is inferior and beneath her when all she is doing is making her seem as if she herself is an ostentatious and rude woman. The use of satire in this chapter is used to depict Austen’s general dislike of Victorian England’s social structure that consisted of the high-class dominance over the lower class. Satire also makes the story ironic in the end when we see that the two lovers, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett move past this social structure to find love. [/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif'] Imagery enriches the storyand gives a sense of realism because it appeals to five human senses: sight, touch, sound, smell, and taste. Imagery creates feeling or tone that is demonstrated throughout the chapter in Austen’s attempt to set scene or emotion. [/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']On reaching the house, they were shown through the hall into the saloon, whose northern aspect rendered it delightful for summer. Its windows opening to the ground admitted a most refreshing view of the high woody hills behind the house, and of the beautiful oaks and Spanish chestnuts which were scattered over the intermediate lawn. (Pg. 225)[/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']This imagery might be used to give the reader an actual sense of presence while reading. The imagery demonstrated in this sentence appeals to the human sense of sight. This excerpt describes the majestic Pemberly Estate to great extent. The purpose of this imagery, however, is controversial. Imagery does so many things to literature that the purposes are countless. The imagery used in this chapter to describe the Pemberly Estate is used not only to give the reader a sense of reality, but to form a connection between the building and its master. As Elizabeth views how beautiful and charming the Pemberly Estate is Elizabeth seems to fall deeper into attraction for Mr. Darcy. This shows that imagery is used to convey and direct meaning throughout the story. [/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif'] Jane Austen’s choice of diction is very important in outlining the structure of the chapter. Austen writes using a variety of vocabulary and sentence structure. This structure allows the paragraph to flow nicely. The length of sentences is greatly varied throughout the chapter which creates a beat to the chapter. Austen’s vocabulary choice can seem to be archaic at times which demonstrates the time period in which it was written. [/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']They were noticed only by a curtsy; and on their being seated, a pause, awkward as such pauses must always be, succeeded for a few moments. It was first broken by Mrs. Annesley, a genteel, agreeable looking woman, whose endeavor to introduce some kind of discourse, proved to be more well-bred than either of the others; and between her and Mrs. Gardiner, with occasional help from Elizabeth, the conversation was carried on. (Pg. 226)[/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']Austen’s vocabulary choice seems archaic due to the fact that in modern English words like “genteel” and “agreeable” aren’t commonly used. However, the word choice does convey meaning. The vocabulary, archaic or not describes aspects that Austen tries to make us see such as character personalities. The choice of diction becomes of crucial importance because it gives personality to the story which influences the direction of the reader’s mind. Also, as seen from the excerpt the two sentences are both of different lengths. The first sentence is shorter in length while the other one is wordy. This sentence variation gives structure to the chapter, if short sentences are used excessively then the writing becomes choppy and unanalyzed and an excess of wordy sentences becomes too distracting. The sentence length varies greatly, making the reading appealing and allows the reader to flow through the piece. Austen’s choice of diction was chosen carefully to create patterns and meaning formed from the sentence structure and use of vocabulary.[/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif'] Austen’s method of characterization is very particular and effective in chapter forty-five as the characters are dynamic with distinctive personalities. Mr. Darcy was developed quite a lot in chapter forty-five due to his seemingly sudden shift in character. In previous chapters Mr. Darcy had been very disagreeable towards Elizabeth by being overtly prideful and arrogant. However, Darcy shifted characters in this chapter. Mr. Darcy became compassionate and caring towards Elizabeth. This shift in character demonstrates how Darcy has strong feelings towards Elizabeth Bennett, this shift in character causes Elizabeth Bennett to rethink her own prejudice towards Darcy. In this shift in characters Austen demonstrates how the two are eventually drawn to each other and are destined to fall in love with each other. As the chapter goes on these tensions increase and it becomes clear how the characters were developed to complement each other in an overall perspective. The characters were written to be the perfect opposites because in the end both of the individuals have to give uptheir own flaws that prevent them from seeing how perfect they are for each other. This shows how Austen carefully constructed and developed these characters because of the simple fact that they complement each other and always have. [/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif'] Many themes are developed throughout Pride and Prejudice, however, the main theme that is in chapter forty-five is love and what the two lovers: Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennett do to overcome the obstacles that prevent them from being together. In this chapter both Elizabeth and Darcy begin to move past their preconceived notions of each other to find out that they have feelings for each other. Elizabeth realizes Darcy is not so prideful and horrible through his change of attitude. Darcy also moves past his initial prejudice towards Elizabeth’s social class in this chapter that allows him to see many of Elizabeth’s virtues that he was previously blind to. Because of this each begin to move forward in an attempt to establish the relationship that was meant to be. However, both Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth find difficulty in establishing this relationship that they are beginning to desire because various individuals resent it. Miss Bingley constantly attempts to break any chance of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy through her snobbish nature and constant put-downs towards Elizabeth and her family, even if they backfire on her. Her disapproval is strongly demonstrated when she says: [/font][FONT='Times New Roman','serif']“Pray, Miss Eliza, are not shire Militia removed from Meryton? They must be a great loss to your family” This implies her and Wickham’s relationship which was brought up to harm Darcy and push him away from Elizabeth. However, as the two overcome these obstacles their withstanding and strong relationship shows how nothing can stop two individuals who are truly made for each other from finding love. [/font]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif'] Throughout chapter forty-five many important literary concepts are introduced to present ideas and meaning or flow and structure. No matter what these elements do throughout the chapter they collectively work together to make a functional and understanding piece of literature to convey the central idea that Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth are moving closer and closer towards finding the love and happiness that they were made to find in each other. Not only does it show how the two will find love, but it shows how the two move past the set social structures and boundaries that previously prevented them from being together to be together. Chapter forty-five works to provide the central meaning and ideas that make Pride and Prejudice such a compelling and intriguing love story that shows the significance and power of love itself. [/font]