Have people ever assumed someone’s personality, but then later figured out that they were completely wrong? Many people tend to be very judgmental of others, even when they may not know many things about them. Not attempting to see the “big picture” of someone’s life can limit people’s judgements to only small the interactions that they had with those people. This can be seen in Pride and Prejudice through the character Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice makes incorrect judgments about other people because her judgements are instantaneous; she makes immediate judgements about other people based on brief or superficial experience with those people, rather than on long experience and careful consideration. The first example why Elizabeth judges people too rashly is because she believed Mr. Darcy was too prideful when she first met him at the town ball. For instance, at the ball, Mr. Darcy said this in response to Mr. Bingley suggesting he should dance, “I certainly shall not. You know how I detest it, unless I am particularly acquainted with my partner. At such assembly …show more content…
For example, in the book, The 9 Cardinal Building Blocks: For Continued Success in Leadership, the author Assegid Habtewold said, “When we generalize and judge people quickly without taking ample time, we've chosen a shortcut. It's superficial of us, and a lack of wisdom.” Often times people try and take the easy way out when it comes to judging people’s personalities. What is the most important moral to remember when meeting new people? Making sure to not judge others without knowing more about them is probably the most important. In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennet very rashly judges some of the other characters and later realizes how wrongly she had judged them. She ends up reflecting on her past judgments of people and reconsiders how she actually