<p>Critics of Jane Austen’s <em>Pride and Prejudice </em>often tend to focus on the central characters but focus in this essay will be on the middle sister Mary Bennet. Author Alex Woloch claims in his book <em>The One vs. the Many </em>that Mary’s main function in the novel is to be a contrast to Elizabeth in order to fulfill her as a character. The purpose of this essay is then to show that Mary is an important character and what it is that makes Mary’s character different from her sisters’. A close reading of the novel has been applied in order to analyze Mary’s character and her function in the novel.<em> </em>The essay will show that Mary could be read as a representation of the women of her time who had more faith in themselves than to rely on men in order to have a secure future.</p>
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:vxu-5589 |
Date | January 2008 |
Creators | Lajqi, Jehona |
Publisher | Växjö University, School of Humanities |
Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Student thesis, text |
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