that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. Jane Austen wrote that as her opening sentance in my favorite novel, Pride and Prejudice. I am unfortunately one of those girls I'm sure you've heard about, who fantasize about meeting Mr. Darcy in this modern age, while setting standards for the actual men of our age that are competely unattainable. On the other hand, for the girls who firmly believe that there are Mr. Darcy's still in this world to be found, it sets us apart from everybody else. Girls like us won't settle for less; we won't settle for the Mr. Wickhams who will tell us everything we want to hear but then turn out to be losers. Jane Austen's heroine, Elizabeth Bennet has become an inspiration to me. Granted, she is only a character in a book, but Jane Austen used Elizabeth to portray a strong, self-sufficient woman who was only convinced that true love would ever induce her into marriage. Pride and Prejudice is a love story, but it's a different kind of love story. It revolves around a love-hate relationship between Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet. Through their (or really her) hatred towards each other, they learn more about each other and slowly realize that their hearts are becomming attached. I love Austen's witty humor also, but the character Elizabeth Bennet has been an inspiration for me since I was young.
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One of the greatest works of all time.
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