Pride and Prejudice Question?
How does Mrs. Bennet make a fool of herself when she is talking to Mr. Darcy about country inhabitants and city people? What is the main joke?
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the joke part of this is more give or take a few status and not about city or country people in that contained by talking to Mr Darcy she is making the fool of herself by saying that the fact Mr Bingley is contained by love with Jane their marriage is good for her sisters by throwing them into the society of other rich men approaching him and Mr Darcy
Do you know what chapter that appears in? I remember it but I can't remember exactly how it played out. From my recollection I didn't think she be making a fool of herself, but I did think the scene showed how arrogant Mr. Darcy was toward country folk and how he had condescending view. JMO.
[EDIT] I agree with CK1's assessment. :-p
Mrs. Bennet completely misunderstood what be being said. She took it to mean that Mr. Darcy was putting the country down and favoring the city, but he wasn't speaking negatively nearly a country town at all. Instead, he was speaking of Elizabeth's practice of studying the characters of those she encounters. Darcy be saying that in a small town, basically, she would see matching people over and over. The implication was that contained by London, there are so many people coming and going that her variety of study of human nature would be much greater as she would be constantly meeting new those in the city. Whereas, in the town in which she lived, she solitary had access to the same people and merely those would she see and these same people would be the only ones whose characters she could study.
Here is a part of what is said:
["I did not know past,'' continued Bingley immediately, "that you were a studier of character. It must be an amusing study.''
"Yes; but intricate characters are the most amusing. They hold at least that advantage.''
"The country,'' said Darcy, "can in nonspecific supply but few subjects for such a study. In a country neighbourhood you move in a very confined and unvarying society.''
"But ancestors themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.''
"Yes, indeed,'' cried Mrs. Bennet, annoyed by his manner of mentioning a country neighbourhood. "I assure you there is moderately as much of that going on in the country as in town.''
"Every body was surprised; and Darcy, after looking at her for a moment, turned silently away. Mrs. Bennet, who fancied she have gained a complete victory over him, continued her triumph.
"I cannot see that London has any great ascendancy over the country for my part, except the shops and public places. The country is a vast deal pleasanter, is not it, Mr. Bingley?'']
Do you see what I denote? Mrs. Bennet thinks she has bested Mr. Darcy when, instead, she has shown how little kind-hearted she really has by missing the entire point of the conversation and his statement.
Edit: Thanks, Sing to me.
Oh I remember that. She was trying to argue that in the country they dined with several folks and she said something along the lines of "we dine with four and twenty families" and then the sister laugh because 24 family are pretty small compared to the hundreds in London.
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Answers:
the joke part of this is more give or take a few status and not about city or country people in that contained by talking to Mr Darcy she is making the fool of herself by saying that the fact Mr Bingley is contained by love with Jane their marriage is good for her sisters by throwing them into the society of other rich men approaching him and Mr Darcy
Do you know what chapter that appears in? I remember it but I can't remember exactly how it played out. From my recollection I didn't think she be making a fool of herself, but I did think the scene showed how arrogant Mr. Darcy was toward country folk and how he had condescending view. JMO.
[EDIT] I agree with CK1's assessment. :-p
Mrs. Bennet completely misunderstood what be being said. She took it to mean that Mr. Darcy was putting the country down and favoring the city, but he wasn't speaking negatively nearly a country town at all. Instead, he was speaking of Elizabeth's practice of studying the characters of those she encounters. Darcy be saying that in a small town, basically, she would see matching people over and over. The implication was that contained by London, there are so many people coming and going that her variety of study of human nature would be much greater as she would be constantly meeting new those in the city. Whereas, in the town in which she lived, she solitary had access to the same people and merely those would she see and these same people would be the only ones whose characters she could study.
Here is a part of what is said:
["I did not know past,'' continued Bingley immediately, "that you were a studier of character. It must be an amusing study.''
"Yes; but intricate characters are the most amusing. They hold at least that advantage.''
"The country,'' said Darcy, "can in nonspecific supply but few subjects for such a study. In a country neighbourhood you move in a very confined and unvarying society.''
"But ancestors themselves alter so much, that there is something new to be observed in them for ever.''
"Yes, indeed,'' cried Mrs. Bennet, annoyed by his manner of mentioning a country neighbourhood. "I assure you there is moderately as much of that going on in the country as in town.''
"Every body was surprised; and Darcy, after looking at her for a moment, turned silently away. Mrs. Bennet, who fancied she have gained a complete victory over him, continued her triumph.
"I cannot see that London has any great ascendancy over the country for my part, except the shops and public places. The country is a vast deal pleasanter, is not it, Mr. Bingley?'']
Do you see what I denote? Mrs. Bennet thinks she has bested Mr. Darcy when, instead, she has shown how little kind-hearted she really has by missing the entire point of the conversation and his statement.
Edit: Thanks, Sing to me.
Oh I remember that. She was trying to argue that in the country they dined with several folks and she said something along the lines of "we dine with four and twenty families" and then the sister laugh because 24 family are pretty small compared to the hundreds in London.
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What are some correct developed daydream books?
i used to love a good fantasy book, but it seems resembling they stop having them after the young adult clause. i've pretty much outgrown those books, but i'm still dying for a good fantasy. You know, like harry potter, or Gregor, or Pendragon, or twilight, or the golden compass, or something close to...