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Pride And Prejudice
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September 10, 2013
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Dear Ms Austen
I have recently studied two interpretations of your work Pride and Prejudice, Mr
Darcy was my particular favourite because of his interesting combination in personality traits; arrogant however pleasantly thoughtful. Tall and handsome, Mr
Darcy had pride in high places and was blind to call his future lover, Elizabeth barely tolerable and handsome enough. I was most certainly enchanted by Mr
Darcy as he conserved himself very awkwardly, especially when adjoining
Elizabeth. I highly enjoyed the lack of emotion that he presented, he remained a straight face throughout most of the film, and he is lovely but a serious gentleman.
Centuries have passed since the Bennet family was created, today’s world is dominated by such technology we nicknamed “the net.” The Internet is a worldwide source that is in shape of an invisible net, which allows one to share information from one end of the net to another. Mr Darcy and Elizabeth, Charles Bingley and
Jane all would have had their lives simplified by exchanging text messages through their mobile phones or such technology. These devices allow one to deliver messages within seconds of pressing send instead of handwriting and posting letters to one another. Technology has become extremely advanced; manual labour in the home has nearly been vanished. Machines can now sweep the floor, wash the clothes, clean and dry dirty dishes. Oh how Mrs Bennet’s nerves would be delighted! Education is now a resource of all, unlike the way our beloved Bennett's were raised, today not even financial difference ceases one from attending school.
Governments have now realized the potential of educated citizens and they allow and encourage both genders to attend an educational institution of any kind. The evolution of the rights of women was a wave of feminism and women's movement.
Firstly we were concerned largely with gaining the right to

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