Throughout “Pride and Prejudice”, the audience discerns how Jane Austen uses pride both positively and negatively to delineate the distinct contrast between Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bennet. Positive pride is explained as showing the qualities of sincerity, ethics, and dignity. On the contrary, negative pride is described as showing arrogant behavior and showing a lack of qualities such as integrity and candor. Mr. Darcy is seen to have the positive pride, as he is accountable for his estate, himself, his sister, and his family name. But Mr. Bennet who is responsible as a husband, a father of five daughters, and is the mark of the family’s reputation, does not have pride in his responsibilities as a father and in his family. He instead shows negative pride as he mocks his family members and then does not control their recalcitrant actions. Both characters show their positive and negative portrayals of pride to represent both sides of pride according to Austen. …show more content…
Darcy is shown to own a spectacular estate, a huge fortune, and an impressive fortune, which seems to contribute to his pride. As the book progresses, the audience observes how kind of a master he is towards his servants, and how he acts as a strong role model for his sister, Georgiana. He so far recommended himself to Georgiana, whose affectionate heart retained a strong impression of his kindness as a child, that she was persuaded to believe herself in love, and to consent to an elopement… I joined them unexpectedly a day or two before the intended elopement, and then Georgiana, unable to support the idea of grieving and offending a brother whom she almost looked up to as a father, acknowledged the whole to me… Mr. Wickham’s chief object was unquestionably my sister’s fortune, which is thirty thousand pounds (Austen 173,