![]() ![]() ![]() He certainly is not desperate enough to pursue a woman of poor connections and little dowry. Obviously, with his wealth and family name, Darcy could have his choice of women. In fact, he has likely come to Netherfield to “escape” the London Season. ![]() “It is a truth universally acknowledge, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” This famous first line in a tongue-in-cheek statement of potential theme, but the reader quickly learns that Mr. I often say that Austen hits her readers over the head with examples of false impressions. From the first line to the end, Austen reminds us over and over that First Impressions are often false ones. “Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves vanity to what we would have others think of us.”) leads me to hope that those I have not met previously will find me congenial, and that I will not be a disappointment (not of the nature they had first anticipated).Īs we all know, “First Impressions” was the original title for Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice.” First Impressions is also the theme of this classic novel. My vanity (Remember that Austen says there is a difference between pride and vanity. First impressions are hard pressed upon our memory, and they are not easily abandoned. Have you ever met someone with whom you have corresponded several times (Facebook, Twitter, phone, or the old-fashioned way by a letter) only to be surprised by his/her appearance? He/She looks nothing like what you anticipated. ![]()
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