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Dialectical Journal on Pride & Prejudice

This document contains a dialectical journal summarizing chapters 1 through 7 of Pride and Prejudice. For each chapter, it includes a quote from the text and a response analyzing how Jane Austen is satirizing or making fun of societal norms and behaviors of the time period, such as unrealistic standards for women and hypocritical social manners. The responses analyze themes like the ridiculous expectations for women to marry wealthy men, the twisted nature of gossiping about others, and Austen critiquing the haughty and uninviting behavior of some characters like Mr. Darcy.

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Dialectical Journal on Pride & Prejudice

This document contains a dialectical journal summarizing chapters 1 through 7 of Pride and Prejudice. For each chapter, it includes a quote from the text and a response analyzing how Jane Austen is satirizing or making fun of societal norms and behaviors of the time period, such as unrealistic standards for women and hypocritical social manners. The responses analyze themes like the ridiculous expectations for women to marry wealthy men, the twisted nature of gossiping about others, and Austen critiquing the haughty and uninviting behavior of some characters like Mr. Darcy.

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Pride & Prejudice Dialectical Journal


Chapter 1
Quote: It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a
good fortune, must be in want of a wife. - Narrator
Response: Satirical because Austen is making fun of this fact because it simply
not true. Majority of men in possession of a good fortune would probably keep all
the money to them selves rather than having a trophy wife.
Chapter 2
Quote: She is a selfish, hypocritical woman, and I have no opinion of her. Mrs.
Bennet
Response: Mrs. Bennet stated her opinion and then said she has no opinion of
Mrs. Long, the woman in whom she was talking badly about. The whole situation
is twisted. Jane Austen is making fun of the mannerisms in society because they
hare supposed to have kind women who are respectful but instead we have
women like Mrs. Bennet.
Chapter 3
Quote: She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no
humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other
men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are
wasting your time with me. Mr. Darcy
Response: Jane Austen is making fun of the mens ridiculous standards for
women in their period. Darcy stated that if no other man wants to dance with
Elizabeth, why should he? Darcy also states that Bingley has already swept up
the most beautiful girl in the room so he is wasting his time to even try and
convince Darcy to go dance with Elizabeth.
Chapter 4
Quote: Darcy was clever. He was at the same time haughty, reserved, and
fastidious, and his manners, though well bred, were not inviting. Narrator
Response: Austen kind of bashes people with good mannerisms by saying that
Darcys mannerisms were not inviting.
Chapter 5

Quote: I could easity forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine. Elizabeht
Benner
Response:
Chapter 6
Quote: Happiness in marriage is entirely matter if chance, If the dispositions of
the parties are ever so well known to each other, or ever so similar before-hand, it
does not advance their felicity n the least. They always continue to grow
sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share o vexation; and it is better to
know as little possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass
your life. Charlotte Lucas
Response:
Quote: In nine cases out of ten a woman had better show more affection that she
feels. Charlotte Lucas
Response:
Chapter 7
Quote: No, indeed. I do not wish to avoid the walk. The distance is nothing when
one had a motive; only three miles. Elizabeth Bennet
Response:

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