“She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humor at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men. You had better return to your partner and enjoy her smiles, for you are wasting your time with me.” (Pride and Prejudice, 8)
The first time Elizabeth meets Darcy, and I pretty sure that she hates him already. And who wouldn't. He is blatantly pretentious and an elitist. Just the way he makes everything center around him reveals his arrogance. He seems to lack social skills as he hints that he does find Elizabeth attractive, yet he doesn't know how to express it. I also think that there are social restraints that bind Darcy from speaking what he really thinks, and thus he must mask it with his pretentious and elitist character.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment