Self Knowledge And Happiness In Pride And Prejudice, by Jane Austen Ess

Pride and blemish written by Jane Austen is centred on characters that either gain self aw atomic number 18ness and knowledge or suffer n star at all. Happiness is imbed even when one has no understanding of selfhood but the most happy and satisfied nation in the novel are those who take up self knowledge. People that possess self knowledge understand their strengths and weaknesses and characters that gain self knowledge are able to decipher these characteristics and act upon them. As wedding was intoxicaten as a great achievement for women in their society, blessedness in Pride and Prejudice relates to whether one is happy or unhappy in their mating. Lydia, Mr WIckham and Lady Catherine de Bourg have no self ken and are unhappy in the novel. The marriage of Lydia and Mr Wickham is one of the unhappy marriages. Mr Wickham and Lydia are both in truth similar and are both unaware of their faults they are both careless with money and see no problem with asking their relatives for money. Lydia as the youngest daughter is well abandoned to having other(a) peck look after her and she is dependent on other spate. Lydias lack of self sentience doesnt affect her greatly she is happy and claims that she loves Wickham. She is very quick of him but he is non fond of her and quickly loses interest, Wickhams affection for Lydia, was just what Elizabeth had expected to find it not equal to Lydias for him. Lady Catherine de Bourg has no self knowledge. She is full of herself and sees herself very highly it is obvious she is lacks self knowledge. She makes discourteous comments about other people without thought to their opinions and she also enunciates comments about how she views herself. Lady Catherine de Bourg is unhappy because she is disappointed ... ...ejudice and realizes her faults she develops towards Darcy and is because prepared for a more fulfilling happy marriage. People with self knowingness can be both happy and unhappy. Mr Bennet has self aw areness but he is unhappy because he finds no satisfaction in his family. Elizabeth and Darcy come to know themselves and develop towards each other and so their marriage has the capacity to hold the greatest happiness. Also, happiness can be found when you have no self awareness. Charlotte has self awareness and knows what she wants and needs and so she is content in her marriage to Mr Collins. Mr Collins has no self awareness but is happy because he has a wife and this is what he aspired to. Ultimately, people who have the most self awareness and knowledge who can rear and learn their weaknesses and faults are the people who will have the most happiness in their lives.