Challenge is one of the best and most critical components of life. While challenge is perceived to be antagonizing and inevitable, it allows us to develop in interesting ways. The beauty of challenge is its ability to change perception and maturity, and the best thing about challenge is that it motivates us to push forward, to challenge, and be challenged in ways that did not seem possible before.
The most painful yet sentimental obstacle for anyone is when they are challenged by another, for we do not roam the grounds of Earth to live in loneliness. Everyone has heard the phrase “opposites attract,” but how different are we really from each other? Objectively speaking, we are always curious about things we deem impossible, based on restraints we set for ourselves. Those restraints and limitations are what make the perception of living a long and difficult one, and when boundaries are tested, the perception of a difficult and extensive life becomes one of coldness and the need to guard oneself.
The classic novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, is a powerful representation of love and emotion, as Austen leads the reader through an experience of strong personalities and stubborn attitudes. Austen takes a different approach to the term “love,” in the sense that perception overpowers every feeling and emotion possible.
The reader is presented with a menagerie of characters that contribute to the plot. Austen introduces us to the heroine and hero of the story, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy. Elizabeth is the main protagonist, as the story centers itself around Elizabeth’s lack of self-awareness and lack of ability to find a husband, for marrying is the best thing a woman can do, according to history. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth challenge each other’s calibers in a way that creates a tangible tension and competitiveness leading them to become the ideal pair. The novel contains numerous characters, each one contributing to the tension between Bennet and Darcy, as betrayal accompanies love.
When they first meet, Elizabeth’s perception of Mr. Darcy is cynical and negative, as her interpretation of Mr. Darcy was based on his closed-off manner accompanied by the stories she heard from George Wickham, the godson of Mr. Darcy’s late father, breaking any relations Wickham and Mr. Darcy had. Adding onto Mr. Darcy’s antagonizing caliber, he separated his best friend, Mr. Bingley, from Elizabeth’s sister, Jane Bennet, due to false observations and assumptions.
Darcy’s newfound devotion to Elizabeth becomes conspicuously undeniable, but his overly proud and entitled character is rejected by Elizabeth, causing him humiliation. Elizabeth’s rejection was obvious enough, until her reasons to dislike Darcy were found to be completely false and based on unjust accusations. The judgmental, introverted, and intuitive manners of Elizabeth and Darcy first caused their separation, but eventually caused them to come together as Elizabeth begins reciprocating Darcy’s affection. With the world being full of people who do not understand Darcy and Elizabeth, the misunderstood understand each other perfectly.
With Austen captivating Darcy’s and Elizabeth’s romance as the major occurrence of the plot, Austen simultaneously utilizes Elizabeth’s point of view to show how the life of a woman drastically differs from that of a man’s. As Elizabeth and Darcy create their story, the attempts at romance of other feminine characters, that being Elizabeth’s sisters, are shown, illustrating how different the life of a married woman is compared to a single woman. With each character representing masculinity and femininity in their own way, every character carries their power gracefully and is the most realistic romance novel I have read thus far.
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