I have never encountered the book Pride and Prejudice nor have I had any slight interest in reading it. It seemed like one of those old books on a shelf that just collects dust. Judging from the cover before reading this book looked boring however, looks can be deceiving. This book has gotten high remarks so, that must mean there is something positive about it. After reading this though I feel that there are a lot of clichés in the plot.
I figured that this novel would be uninteresting and hard to read, however, I found it quite the opposite. Jane Austen made the characters interesting in the way she wrote and developed the characters. They had life and there were distinct characteristics about each one. For example, Ms. Bennett comes off as crazy while Mr. Bennett is really sarcastic. In a weird way, I think that they complement each other.
One thing that this book is heavily based around is a patriarchal society. It’s important to any girl in their era as well as Elizabeth to retrieve a wealthy man to marry. I can see why marrying a wealthy man is important because if you’re a parent you want the best financial situation possible which means you get to worry less if you know that your daughter is being taken care of. If you don’t have an abundance of money then you aren’t important and you don’t matter in the slightest. Money is what makes the world go ‘round. These kinds of ideals about money are still around today because some people are famous just because the amount of wealth they have. The excitement due to Mr. Bigley reminded me of Cinderella where women are lining up to get a chance to be with the prince.
I think that Elizabeth and Mr. Darcys relationship is extremely childish. If you like someone then show them. Kindergarten is the time where boys show they like girls by being rude and mean to them. This is not kindergarten, however, I think the way they interact with each other adds to their relationship. I can also relate this to how in popular shows and movies such as, Beauty and the Beast, women are attracted to the guy they shouldn’t like. Somehow being the “bad” guy is attractive for some reason. I think as we read on the relationships between people will be more developed to the reader and as a result become an even better story over time. 
