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Significance of The Title Pride and Prejudice pdf              A title is one of the important aspects of a novel. A good title should hint at the general theme of the novel and at the same time should carry a deeper meaning. For example, in R.K. Narayan's The Guide,  the title is not only hinting at Raju's profession, but it is also hinting at his seeming guidance as a saint to the people of the village which is highly ironic. So, What does the title Pride and Prejudice mean? What does title indicate figuratively? Here we have commented briefly on the title of Pride and Prejudice. Read on.          The title of Pride and Prejudice is unique- it is not the original title of the novel. The original title of the novel is First Impressions. It was later revised to Pride and Prejudice in 1813. The question now arises is, which of the two title is more apt.         There is a deep-seated iron...

               Twenty years after Mary Wollstonecraft's Vindication, Jane Austen created Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth, as Fullerton says, is a " highly unconventional, new sort of heroine and it is easy for modern readers to understand just how astonishing she was for the readers of the time."            Elizabeth is definitely the heroine of the novel. Not only does she explicitly represent one word of the title of the novel, she also quite thoroughly dominates the action. She is witty, loyal, clever, beautiful and loving. She is a fun loving girl. She likes to laugh at peoples' follies- " She had lively, playful disposition which delighted in anything ridiculous." Her wit and sense of sarcasm is pertinent when, asked to dance with Darcy, she says " Mr Darcy is all politeness." Again, when Darcy reveals his idea of accomplished woman - a  woman who can sing...