Rachel Igoe
English Honors
G-Period
8 March 2011
Pride and Prejudice Quote Analysis Chapter 56
“In marrying your nephew, I should not consider myself as quitting that sphere. He is a gentleman; I am a gentlemen’s daughter; so far we are equal” (Austen 299).
Throughout the novel Elizabeth has never spoken up for herself when Miss Bingley, Mr. Collins or Lady Catherine spoke badly about her own family. Her diffidence is shown in the beginning of the novel when Miss Bingley comments on her family’s wealth, but she never talks back and politely remains quiet. Lady Catherine tells Elizabeth that her family has such low connections that Darcy’s marrying Elizabeth would ruin his reputation. The reader is able to see a change in Elizabeth when she defends her family stating, “ I am a gentleman’s daughter.” She is capable of standing up to the people that constantly act more superior to her and she is able to assert her independence.
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