Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Amy Reynolds
Evaluation. #3
Pride and Prejudice is an excellent novel for the English IV curriculum. I thoroughly enjoyed getting the opportunity to read this book in class. It was interesting and understandable. Pride and Prejudice teaches English, life, and historical information.
For example, Pride and Prejudice contains great vocabulary words that are advanced enough to learn but not to complex that you can't understand. Some words I didn't know before but do now are, fastidious, cordial, stricture, and impute. Although I now know what the words mean, the context though allowed me to get a general understanding of the word before I looked it up.
It teaches life lessons such as, prejudice, not judging someone to quickly, and pride, meaning to not make yourself seem so superior to others. The book shows how the two relate to each other in given situations. For example, at the beginning of the book Elizabeth is prejudice towards Darcy for being so prideful. Towards the end it shows the transformation between the two and they both learn to accept each other despite their differences. Darcy isn't so prideful and Elizabeth gives him a chance instead of judging him immediately.
Also, the book teaches historical information, for example, the marriage customs of the time period. It was considered normal to get married at young ages. It was also normal for marriages to not be based off of love, but money. If a women began to run out of time, and a wealthy man showed an interest in her, she may accept him in marriage before actually having affection toward each other. Although Elizabeth felt opposite, she felt that there has to be a connection and a general love for the other before you consider marriage.
Pride and Prejudice is a great novel for English IV students or even anyone looking for a good book.
Creative Writing. #2
1. Darcy and Elizabeth
He met a woman with such beauty and intellect
He began to admire all of her characteristics
Bravely enough he spoke from his heart
But after what she said, he couldn’t have been more torn apart
This woman judged him just by a glance
Though he gave endless effort for her love, she never gave him a chance
Her judgment didn’t come from his appearance or growth of his brain
Her judgment came from what she thought was a man with low humane
Even though he already knew what her answer would be
Still, he asked this question, “Will you marry me?”
She rejected his offer with a plain calm voice
She later on rethinks if that was the right choice
As time has passed by, since that question was asked
Her feelings became unraveled, unblurred, and unmasked
She comes to him with truth to be told
Which to some people, is a move too bold
As he takes her back into his life
Not just as a friend, but as his lawfully wedded wife
Since that day, they share; happiness, love, and laughter
Till the day they die, they’ll live happily ever after
2 Bingley and Jane
The perfect chance for love to eventually fall
Appeared at a fairytale time showcasing at the town ball
From across the room their eyes met
Not even knowing one’s name, their feelings were set
A cliché phrase is “love at first sight”
These two lovers, danced away their night
A strong relationship had grown between these two
The amount of love they had for each other, was so surpassed they never knew
Sadly every roller coaster has its peak and slope
Someone got in the way of their love, the results we could only hope
The couple eventually split apart, not by choice
But by an order that came from the same someone’s voice
The man hopelessly in love had to leave with no commotion
Which left his lover in hopeless devotion
As months passed, they both waited
But still their love had never faded
Finally for he has returned and eager to see his love
Knowing in his heart and thanking the man above
This couple and their love had once again rejoiced that day
Realizing that them being together, nothing could stand in their way