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congratulate and Prejudice Summary     Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice is a complex novel that relates theevents surrounding the relations, lives, and loves of a middle-upper classEnglish family in the late nineteenth century. Because of the detaileddescriptions of the events surrounding the life of the main character of thestory, Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice is a very involving novel whosetitle is very indicative of the themes contained therein.     The first volume opens in the Bennet household at Longbourn in England.As there are five unmarried daughters living in the home at the time, the matronof the family, Mrs. Bennet, is quite interested when news of a wealthy man base to Netherfield, a place in the near vicinity. Mrs. Bennet, in the bestinterest of her daughters, soon after begins urging her husband to meet with thenewly arrived neighbor, a Mr. Bingley, only if he is quite reluctant to do so. Soonafter, Mr.Bennet surprises his daughters and his wife by announcing that he hadvisited Netherfield and found Bingley to be "quite agreeable." The interest ofthe Bennet daughters arises when they learn that certain(prenominal) members of the Bingleyparty will be in attendance at an upcoming ball in Meryton. At the ball,acquaintances between the families are made, and all find some(prenominal) Mr.Bingley andhis cousin Fitzwilliam Darcy to be exceedingly handsome, however Darcys prideis so irritating and repulsive, it makes his character almost totallydisagreeable. It is at this ball, however, that the oldest Bennet daughter,Jane, becomes involved with Mr.Bennet her younger sis Elizabeth, however,falls victim to Mr. Darcys pride and is shunned by him during the entire ball.Beginning with this event, Elizabeth forms a prejudice towards Mr. Darcy thatwill prevent her future involvement with him. It is here then that the ii mainthemes of he work, pride and prejudice, are first presented. Soon after th eball, it becomes obvious that Mr. Bingleys feelings towards Jane deepen, andJanes feelings also appear when the family visits their neighbors the Lucasesafter the Meryton Ball. This, however, produces concern from both his oldersister and Mr. Darcy, who dislike the behavior of her family and, being part ofthe upper class, are prevented by their pride from liking anyone of lower status.Mr. Darcys attitude towards Elizabeth Bennet, however, soon begin to change,as he appreciates her subtle beauty. It is because of her prejudice against him,however, that Elizabeth does not recognize his affections he begins to join herconversations, and even expresses to his cousins his feelings.