More Elizabeth. Less Drama.

Listen closely. Someone's talking. Who is it? A simple comment. It's not your conscious. Simply everyone that talks behind your back.

We have to be completely delusional to expect a smile from every single person. We are humans and it comes with our nature to talk about other people, as if we had nothing better to do with our lives. Yes, it is true, everything is based on appearances. On how we look, what we say, what we do.  As soon as we do something completely unconventional we are talked about. Absolutely everything we do has a repercussion in society. How annoying can life get?

In Pride and Prejudice, Austen clearly depicts this. She is able to show hypocrisy in its finest means, making it seem something natural. Sadly it's something normal for everyone of us, it becomes a sort of hobby to talk about others. But as others talk, the ones who are talked about always take it to a personal level. Defining who they are by what others think of them. 

Austen defies this premise with her main character Elizabeth. She is always talked about, but she does not find herself defined for what others think of her, on the contrary people's thoughts make her character stronger and more determined.  Her intelligent comments show her indifference to the matter, when she said, "The picturesque would be spoiled by admitting a fourth. Goodbye" (Pg. 39), she dignifies herself by showing that she couldn't care less what Mr. Darcy and Miss Bingley thought of her. She is  lauding Mr. Darcy and Miss Bingley by showing herself not worthy of their company, spoiling the "picturesque", expressing how she does not fit in. However,  in that same way,  she is able to make them feel uncomfortable, expressing her indifference.  This exemplifies her pride and determination that I'm sure Austen will continue to develop.

Imagine if all of us could react as Elizabeth, there would be less drama. Go Elizabeth!