Happy for all her maternal feelings was the day on which Mrs. Bennet got rid of her two most deserving daughters. With what delighted pride she afterwards visited Mrs. Bingley, and talked of Mrs. Darcy, may be guessed. I wish I could say, for the sake of her family, that the accomplishment of her earnest desire in the establishment of so many of her children produced so happy an effect as to make her a sensible, amiable, well-informed woman for the rest of her life; though perhaps it was lucky for her husband, who might not have relished domestic felicity in so unusual a form, that she still was occasionally nervous and invariably silly.
(Helen Kang- This is probably how Mrs. Bennet is feeling right now after she had three of her daughters get married. The passage describes the proud feeling and delighted pride of the accomplishment she made. She has finished her assignment as a mother that she can be proud of and be lighthearted for rest of her life.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FULXLzn4Gl0
Love of My Life - Darla Day
(Nana Park - Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy got married. This song well shows how the woman loves the man so much like Elizabeth who dearly loves Mr. Darcy. The song also portrays how the couple is happy together like Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. This song well matches the atmosphere of Elizabeth's wedding.)
With You - Chris Brown
(Samuel Yang - "With you..." This part of the song simply represent a partnership. It can vary from a married couple to a teenage couple. However, the fact that they are together in the concept of love is important. In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, after long occasions, finally get married. This song shows the relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy.)
Da Eun Lee
The song, Mariah Carey's We Belong Together, fits well with the marriage of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. The paragraph, which describes the happy life that Elizabeth has after her marriage, which goes well with this song since it is about how the couple was made for each other, or meant to be. Despite all the personality conflicts that they had, in the end, they ended up with each other.
Lauren Kang http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2758145.stm
(This article basically talks about the falling marriage rate in the UK. Since book Pride and Prejudice it self takes place in England, it was really interesting to see the shift in trend and numbers over time. Before during that time of the society, one of the major goal that people had to achieve in life was to get married. However, like the article mentioned, according to the census, it doesn't seem like it. With more and more people disregarding marriage as an important factor in life, less people became to treat marriage as an important factor. Unlike Mrs. Bennet, where her life time goal was to get all her daughters married, many of the women during our society seek other life time goals that are related to things like their future or career. )
Mr. Bennet missed his second daughter exceedingly; his affection for her drew him oftener from home than anything else could do. He delighted in going to Pemberley, especially when he was least expected.
Mr. Bingley and Jane remained at Netherfield only a twelvemonth. So near a vicinity to her mother and Meryton relations was not desirable even to his easy temper, or her affectionate heart. The darling wish of his sisters was then gratified; he bought an estate in a neighbouring county to Derbyshire, and Jane and Elizabeth, in addition to every other source of happiness, were within thirty miles of each other.
Kitty, to her very material advantage, spent the chief of her time with her two elder sisters. In society so superior to what she had generally known, her improvement was great. She was not of so ungovernable a temper as Lydia; and, removed from the influence of Lydia's example, she became, by proper attention and management, less irritable, less ignorant, and less insipid. From the further disadvantage of Lydia's society she was of course carefully kept, and though Mrs. Wickham frequently invited her to come and stay with her, with the promise of balls and young men, her father would never consent to her going.
(Ian Cathers- Just like that butterfly, Kitty was once low crawling on the ground, like Lydia. Once Kitty got sheltered by her father and had the positive influences of her her sisters, she has begun mature into a beautiful butterfly. Lydia never did get the cocoon to turn her into a butterfly, she stayed a worm.)
Mary was the only daughter who remained at home; and she was necessarily drawn from the pursuit of accomplishments by Mrs. Bennet's being quite unable to sit alone. Mary was obliged to mix more with the world, but she could still moralize over every morning visit; and as she was no longer mortified by comparisons between her sisters' beauty and her own, it was suspected by her father that she submitted to the change without much reluctance.
(Jenny Lee - This is about the confident that Mary got after her sisters have left home. Even though she was not ugly nor stupid, she was always being compared to her sisters which made her not as worth of what she is because her sisters are simply more mature and beautiful due to their age. Now that she has realized that she is pretty too, she has gotten some self confidence in her. This picture shows a cat who really believes itself to be a lion because lion is a symbol of courage and mightiness.)
(Jenny Lee - http://robertmeganck.blogspot.com/2008/07/home-bound.html
I wanted to also take a look at this situation with a different point of view, a more negative one. Mary is literally stuck in her house. This can be explained with a word "homebound." It is usually used for elders who are not able to leave the house, but in this case since Mary is somewhat "grounded," it would go along with her case.)
Jonathan Kim
Before, we can pretty much say that Mary is like the women on the left. However, because everyone of her sisters was married, we can truly say that Mary is now the prettiest out of the family. The women on the right can be seen as the NEW Mary after all her sister left to get married and such. Also, we can actually say that Mary is now able to find her own identity because now the family has to take care of her more than before.
(As we can see from this chapter, from all of her sisters moving out of the house, Mary began to gain more confidence about her self and began to believe in the fact that she's not such an inferior being compared to them.This song basically is about believing one's self and about gaining confidence for one's own identity. The song matched with Mary's situation and her change of perspective in the way she looks and herself and how much belief she really has in herself now that she is the only daughter "living" in the household.)
As for Wickham and Lydia, their characters suffered no revolution from the marriage of her sisters. He bore with philosophy the conviction that Elizabeth must now become acquainted with whatever of his ingratitude and falsehood had before been unknown to her; and in spite of every thing, was not wholly without hope that Darcy might yet be prevailed on to make his fortune. The congratulatory letter which Elizabeth received from Lydia on her marriage, explained to her that, by his wife at least, if not by himself, such a hope was cherished. The letter was to this effect:
"MY DEAR LIZZY,
"I wish you joy. If you love Mr. Darcy half as well as I do my dear Wickham, you must be very happy. It is a great comfort to have you so rich, and when you have nothing else to do, I hope you will think of us. I am sure Wickham would like a place at court very much, and I do not think we shall have quite money enough to live upon without some help. Any place would do, of about three or four hundred a year; but however, do not speak to Mr. Darcy about it, if you had rather not.
"Yours, etc."
(Helen Kang- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3133869.stm. This is an interesting article about a professor from the University of Washington claims that he has formulated a model which can predict the fate of a marriage. Now Lydia, Jane and Elizabeth are now married in the novel. But the reality can be different and nobody knows how a marriage can turn out to be. This is why the rates of divorce are increasing today. I'm not convinced how reliable this calculation is, but it is intriguing.)
Da Eun Lee Opposites Attract, But Marry?
This article is an interesting one I happened to come across and it is about how personality affects a couple's marriage. According to this article, despite our believes that opposites attract, couples with similar personalities have happier lives after they get married. This was interesting because in my belief, Jane and Bingley have the exact same personality--kind, calm and sweet-- and Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy also have similar characteristics--stubborn and confident. However, Wickham and Lydia do not seem to have the same type of personality; Wickham is greedy and sneaky while Lydia is bubbly and fun-loving. Thus, I imagine that Lydia and Wickham's marriage would not last long, or at least would not as happy as the marriage of the other two couple's.
As it happened that Elizabeth had much rather not, she endeavoured in her answer to put an end to every entreaty and expectation of the kind. Such relief, however, as it was in her power to afford, by the practice of what might be called economy in her own private expences, she frequently sent them. It had always been evident to her that such an income as theirs, under the direction of two persons so extravagant in their wants, and heedless of the future, must be very insufficient to their support; and whenever they changed their quarters, either Jane or herself were sure of being applied to for some little assistance towards discharging their bills. Their manner of living, even when the restoration of peace dismissed them to a home, was unsettled in the extreme. They were always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation, and always spending more than they ought. His affection for her soon sunk into indifference; hers lasted a little longer; and in spite of her youth and her manners, she retained all the claims to reputation which her marriage had given her.
"Stop Whingeing & Moaning About Your Bad Relationship!" http://www.articlecity.com/articles/relationships/article_634.shtml
(Nana Park-The article talks about how to manage your bad relationship with your boyfriend or husband. It well explains the typical problem that couples face. Like the Lydia and Wickham couple, many couple become indifference to their partners despite their love before. This article well portrays the troubles they might be going through.)
Are Marriage Statistics Divorced from Reality?
(Sun Young - The context mentions that Lydia-Wickham couple still continue to live up to their extravagant lifestyle standards, spending money lavishly everyday when they don't really have that much money to support their needs. Thus, their manner of living was very unstable, constantly moving from place to place. Also, both Lydia and Wickham's affectations toward each other soon disappeared. This matches the article about how less-educated, low-financial couples split due to the financially difficulty, which causes them to argue and be incapable of maintaining peace in the family. )
(Phillip Song- The novel ends with happy ending. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy finally gets married. Mr. Darcy becomes close to other people and so does Elizabeth. She becomes great friends with Georgiana and Miss BIngley. Also, Lady Catherine eventually accepts the marriage. Just by the title of the song, this song shows that the novel ends happily with Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth marriage.)
Lauren Kang
(This painting created by William Hogarth, in a way reflects or shows the type of life Lydia and Wickham seems to live. With both of them so young and immature, they continuously ask for money to Elizabeth and Jane. However, despite their low income the couple continues to spend their money. As we can see in the painting the girl or the wife has just finished her wild game night with her friends, which is similar to Lydia's lack of attention and care to their household and family like a real wife. Also like the husband in the painting, Wickham's affection towards Lydia has faded away. The husband in the painting has an undergarment sticking out of his pocket which shows a sign of him cheating on his wife. Just like the painting's disorganized and chaotic atmosphere, Lydia and Wickham's life also seems to be very unorganized and out of order that no one in the couple can handle.)
Though Darcy could never receive him at Pemberley, yet, for Elizabeth's sake, he assisted him further in his profession. Lydia was occasionally a visitor there, when her husband was gone to enjoy himself in London or Bath; and with the Bingleys they both of them frequently staid so long, that even Bingley's good humour was overcome, and he proceeded so far as to talk of giving them a hint to be gone.
Miss Bingley was very deeply mortified by Darcy's marriage;
(Beatrice Park) In this photo, the two flamingos in the front are forming a heart and in the background a flamingo is looking down at the ground. The flamingo couple is like Lizzy and Darcy – they are the main characters, get all the spotlight, and are deeply in love. The solo flamingo in the dark is like Miss Bingley because she is a minor character, doesn't get much spotlight, and is "deeply mortified."
but as she thought it advisable to retain the right of visiting at Pemberley, she dropt all her resentment; was fonder than ever of Georgiana, almost as attentive to Darcy as heretofore, and paid off every arrear of civility to Elizabeth.
Pemberley was now Georgiana's home; and the attachment of the sisters was exactly what Darcy had hoped to see. They were able to love each other even as well as they intended.
(Jenny Lee - http://ezinearticles.com/?Essence-of-True-and-Everlasting-Friendship&id=3782907
This is an article regarding the everlasting friendship that lasts. I think it suits this situation well especially because the friendship between Georgiana and Elizabeth would last forever. Since the context also refers to that I wanted to include an article that mentions that everylasting friendship.)
(Leah Park - This picture shows two close friends. They are at a museum, looking at different art works. Elizabeth and Georgiana are not just friends. They are more than just friends; they are a family now. The picture shows the girls' friendship stage. The two girls are now very close )
Georgiana had the highest opinion in the world of Elizabeth; though at first she often listened with an astonishment bordering on alarm at her lively, sportive, manner of talking to her brother. He, who had always inspired in herself a respect which almost overcame her affection, she now saw the object of open pleasantry. Her mind received knowledge which had never before fallen in her way. By Elizabeth's instructions, she began to comprehend that a woman may take liberties with her husband which a brother will not always allow in a sister more than ten years younger than himself.
Lady Catherine was extremely indignant on the marriage of her nephew; and as she gave way to all the genuine frankness of her character in her reply to the letter which announced its arrangement, she sent him language so very abusive, especially of Elizabeth, that for some time all intercourse was at an end. But at length, by Elizabeth's persuasion, he was prevailed on to overlook the offence, and seek a reconciliation; and, after a little further resistance on the part of his aunt, her resentment gave way, either to her affection for him, or her curiosity to see how his wife conducted herself; and she condescended to wait on them at Pemberley, in spite of that pollution which its woods had received, not merely from the presence of such a mistress, but the visits of her uncle and aunt from the city.
With the Gardiners, they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them; and they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude towards the persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them.
This song is just straight romance. Chapter 60 is about romance and how Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy got together after all the trouble. This song shows the strong sense of romance, and this chapter also is heavily about love.
I believe this article is going to be a number 1 source that girls from Pride and Prejudice should use. This article tries to define "true love". Although this may not be the most accurate "true love" since it is extremely difficult to define true love, it would be a good base standard for relationship.
(Kevin Lee)
(Chapter 61)
The end is near! (PIC)
This picture tells how the story is reaching its end, with happy ending. This picture shows how the two birds are returning. the two birds represent Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, and the sunset represents the end of the day or the end of the book. The two birds are flying away, showing the end of the book.
(Jin Kwon: Elizabet thanks her aunt and uncle for uniting Darcy and her and eventually leading to their marriage. Thus in her eyes, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner are her heroes because they are responsible for changing her life forever and in probably in the best possible way. The song 'Hero' by Nickelback reflects her gratitude because the song is about well, heroes and what they do for other people when they're in need. Elizabeth knows she was in desperate need of someone to love and after her feelings for Darcy began to flow, she knew that it would be her destiny.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJeHk1gDT68
(Sam Lee - Many characters face conflicts and disagreements through out the book. However the novel concludes as a happy ending for most characters.)
(Joodi Son- The lyrics of this song is very much like the events that took place in the novel.
Cowboys ride into sunsets; The good guy always gets the girl; Cinderella's just fit;The glass slipper that changed her world
Everyone had a happy ending; Darcy and Bingley both got the girls they wanted; the Jane and Lizzy both had a Cinderella change of life.)
http://www.forbes.com/2006/02/11/money-happiness-consumption_cz_em_money06_0214pursuit.html
(Joodi Son- This article states that money doesn't bring happiness. I agree. The title of this article is Money, Happiness, and the Pursuit of Both. The reason I thought this was a good article for the end was because both Jane and Elisabeth gained money and happiness. They both married into quite rich families and because they are in love, they are happy.)
(Paul Choi - Chapter 61 goes on to explain what happened to each of the characters after Elizabeth gets married to Darcy, and Jane to Bingley. The more I read into this chapter, the more I felt like I was reading a list of how each of the characters' lives turned out, and what they'll be living with for the rest of their lives. The sing This is Your Life by Switchfoot sings about how yesterday—or the past—is nothing more than something that has already passed, and that it is 'now' that matters to you. It also emphasizes whether you're being what you want to be, making me want to question the characters from the book. )
(Sylvia Jung- The novel ends with a happy ending. The Bennet's sisters gets to marry who they wanted and Mrs. Bennet sends Jane and Elizabeth to a wealth man. For the most part, everyone in the novel is able to gain what they desired.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-0Pwgr7-E
(Sylvia Jung- After finishing this chapter, The Brady Bunch's theme song came in mind. The theme song portrays a happy couple meeting and forming a family. It also shows how they form a happy family. To me, the theme song best represents Jane and Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.)
Chapter 61
Happy for all her maternal feelings was the day on which Mrs. Bennet got rid of her two most deserving daughters. With what delighted pride she afterwards visited Mrs. Bingley, and talked of Mrs. Darcy, may be guessed. I wish I could say, for the sake of her family, that the accomplishment of her earnest desire in the establishment of so many of her children produced so happy an effect as to make her a sensible, amiable, well-informed woman for the rest of her life; though perhaps it was lucky for her husband, who might not have relished domestic felicity in so unusual a form, that she still was occasionally nervous and invariably silly.(Helen Kang- This is probably how Mrs. Bennet is feeling right now after she had three of her daughters get married. The passage describes the proud feeling and delighted pride of the accomplishment she made. She has finished her assignment as a mother that she can be proud of and be lighthearted for rest of her life.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FULXLzn4Gl0
Love of My Life - Darla Day
(Nana Park - Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy got married. This song well shows how the woman loves the man so much like Elizabeth who dearly loves Mr. Darcy. The song also portrays how the couple is happy together like Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. This song well matches the atmosphere of Elizabeth's wedding.)
With You - Chris Brown
(Samuel Yang - "With you..." This part of the song simply represent a partnership. It can vary from a married couple to a teenage couple. However, the fact that they are together in the concept of love is important. In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, after long occasions, finally get married. This song shows the relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy.)
Da Eun Lee
The song, Mariah Carey's We Belong Together, fits well with the marriage of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. The paragraph, which describes the happy life that Elizabeth has after her marriage, which goes well with this song since it is about how the couple was made for each other, or meant to be. Despite all the personality conflicts that they had, in the end, they ended up with each other.
Lauren Kang
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2758145.stm
(This article basically talks about the falling marriage rate in the UK. Since book Pride and Prejudice it self takes place in England, it was really interesting to see the shift in trend and numbers over time. Before during that time of the society, one of the major goal that people had to achieve in life was to get married. However, like the article mentioned, according to the census, it doesn't seem like it. With more and more people disregarding marriage as an important factor in life, less people became to treat marriage as an important factor. Unlike Mrs. Bennet, where her life time goal was to get all her daughters married, many of the women during our society seek other life time goals that are related to things like their future or career. )
Mr. Bennet missed his second daughter exceedingly; his affection for her drew him oftener from home than anything else could do. He delighted in going to Pemberley, especially when he was least expected.
Mr. Bingley and Jane remained at Netherfield only a twelvemonth. So near a vicinity to her mother and Meryton relations was not desirable even to his easy temper, or her affectionate heart. The darling wish of his sisters was then gratified; he bought an estate in a neighbouring county to Derbyshire, and Jane and Elizabeth, in addition to every other source of happiness, were within thirty miles of each other.
Kitty, to her very material advantage, spent the chief of her time with her two elder sisters. In society so superior to what she had generally known, her improvement was great. She was not of so ungovernable a temper as Lydia; and, removed from the influence of Lydia's example, she became, by proper attention and management, less irritable, less ignorant, and less insipid. From the further disadvantage of Lydia's society she was of course carefully kept, and though Mrs. Wickham frequently invited her to come and stay with her, with the promise of balls and young men, her father would never consent to her going.
(Ian Cathers- Just like that butterfly, Kitty was once low crawling on the ground, like Lydia. Once Kitty got sheltered by her father and had the positive influences of her her sisters, she has begun mature into a beautiful butterfly. Lydia never did get the cocoon to turn her into a butterfly, she stayed a worm.)
Mary was the only daughter who remained at home; and she was necessarily drawn from the pursuit of accomplishments by Mrs. Bennet's being quite unable to sit alone. Mary was obliged to mix more with the world, but she could still moralize over every morning visit; and as she was no longer mortified by comparisons between her sisters' beauty and her own, it was suspected by her father that she submitted to the change without much reluctance.
(Jenny Lee - This is about the confident that Mary got after her sisters have left home. Even though she was not ugly nor stupid, she was always being compared to her sisters which made her not as worth of what she is because her sisters are simply more mature and beautiful due to their age. Now that she has realized that she is pretty too, she has gotten some self confidence in her. This picture shows a cat who really believes itself to be a lion because lion is a symbol of courage and mightiness.)
(Jenny Lee - http://robertmeganck.blogspot.com/2008/07/home-bound.html
I wanted to also take a look at this situation with a different point of view, a more negative one. Mary is literally stuck in her house. This can be explained with a word "homebound." It is usually used for elders who are not able to leave the house, but in this case since Mary is somewhat "grounded," it would go along with her case.)
Jonathan Kim
Before, we can pretty much say that Mary is like the women on the left. However, because everyone of her sisters was married, we can truly say that Mary is now the prettiest out of the family. The women on the right can be seen as the NEW Mary after all her sister left to get married and such. Also, we can actually say that Mary is now able to find her own identity because now the family has to take care of her more than before.
Lauren Kang
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(As we can see from this chapter, from all of her sisters moving out of the house, Mary began to gain more confidence about her self and began to believe in the fact that she's not such an inferior being compared to them.This song basically is about believing one's self and about gaining confidence for one's own identity. The song matched with Mary's situation and her change of perspective in the way she looks and herself and how much belief she really has in herself now that she is the only daughter "living" in the household.)
As for Wickham and Lydia, their characters suffered no revolution from the marriage of her sisters. He bore with philosophy the conviction that Elizabeth must now become acquainted with whatever of his ingratitude and falsehood had before been unknown to her; and in spite of every thing, was not wholly without hope that Darcy might yet be prevailed on to make his fortune. The congratulatory letter which Elizabeth received from Lydia on her marriage, explained to her that, by his wife at least, if not by himself, such a hope was cherished. The letter was to this effect:
"MY DEAR LIZZY,
"I wish you joy. If you love Mr. Darcy half as well as I do my dear Wickham, you must be very happy. It is a great comfort to have you so rich, and when you have nothing else to do, I hope you will think of us. I am sure Wickham would like a place at court very much, and I do not think we shall have quite money enough to live upon without some help. Any place would do, of about three or four hundred a year; but however, do not speak to Mr. Darcy about it, if you had rather not.
"Yours, etc."
(Helen Kang- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3133869.stm. This is an interesting article about a professor from the University of Washington claims that he has formulated a model which can predict the fate of a marriage. Now Lydia, Jane and Elizabeth are now married in the novel. But the reality can be different and nobody knows how a marriage can turn out to be. This is why the rates of divorce are increasing today. I'm not convinced how reliable this calculation is, but it is intriguing.)
Da Eun Lee Opposites Attract, But Marry?
This article is an interesting one I happened to come across and it is about how personality affects a couple's marriage. According to this article, despite our believes that opposites attract, couples with similar personalities have happier lives after they get married. This was interesting because in my belief, Jane and Bingley have the exact same personality--kind, calm and sweet-- and Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy also have similar characteristics--stubborn and confident. However, Wickham and Lydia do not seem to have the same type of personality; Wickham is greedy and sneaky while Lydia is bubbly and fun-loving. Thus, I imagine that Lydia and Wickham's marriage would not last long, or at least would not as happy as the marriage of the other two couple's.
As it happened that Elizabeth had much rather not, she endeavoured in her answer to put an end to every entreaty and expectation of the kind. Such relief, however, as it was in her power to afford, by the practice of what might be called economy in her own private expences, she frequently sent them. It had always been evident to her that such an income as theirs, under the direction of two persons so extravagant in their wants, and heedless of the future, must be very insufficient to their support; and whenever they changed their quarters, either Jane or herself were sure of being applied to for some little assistance towards discharging their bills. Their manner of living, even when the restoration of peace dismissed them to a home, was unsettled in the extreme. They were always moving from place to place in quest of a cheap situation, and always spending more than they ought. His affection for her soon sunk into indifference; hers lasted a little longer; and in spite of her youth and her manners, she retained all the claims to reputation which her marriage had given her.
"Stop Whingeing & Moaning About Your Bad Relationship!"
http://www.articlecity.com/articles/relationships/article_634.shtml
(Nana Park-The article talks about how to manage your bad relationship with your boyfriend or husband. It well explains the typical problem that couples face. Like the Lydia and Wickham couple, many couple become indifference to their partners despite their love before. This article well portrays the troubles they might be going through.)
Are Marriage Statistics Divorced from Reality?
(Sun Young - The context mentions that Lydia-Wickham couple still continue to live up to their extravagant lifestyle standards, spending money lavishly everyday when they don't really have that much money to support their needs. Thus, their manner of living was very unstable, constantly moving from place to place. Also, both Lydia and Wickham's affectations toward each other soon disappeared. This matches the article about how less-educated, low-financial couples split due to the financially difficulty, which causes them to argue and be incapable of maintaining peace in the family. )
(Phillip Song- The novel ends with happy ending. Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy finally gets married. Mr. Darcy becomes close to other people and so does Elizabeth. She becomes great friends with Georgiana and Miss BIngley. Also, Lady Catherine eventually accepts the marriage. Just by the title of the song, this song shows that the novel ends happily with Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth marriage.)
Lauren Kang
(This painting created by William Hogarth, in a way reflects or shows the type of life Lydia and Wickham seems to live. With both of them so young and immature, they continuously ask for money to Elizabeth and Jane. However, despite their low income the couple continues to spend their money. As we can see in the painting the girl or the wife has just finished her wild game night with her friends, which is similar to Lydia's lack of attention and care to their household and family like a real wife. Also like the husband in the painting, Wickham's affection towards Lydia has faded away. The husband in the painting has an undergarment sticking out of his pocket which shows a sign of him cheating on his wife. Just like the painting's disorganized and chaotic atmosphere, Lydia and Wickham's life also seems to be very unorganized and out of order that no one in the couple can handle.)
Though Darcy could never receive him at Pemberley, yet, for Elizabeth's sake, he assisted him further in his profession. Lydia was occasionally a visitor there, when her husband was gone to enjoy himself in London or Bath; and with the Bingleys they both of them frequently staid so long, that even Bingley's good humour was overcome, and he proceeded so far as to talk of giving them a hint to be gone.
Miss Bingley was very deeply mortified by Darcy's marriage;
(Beatrice Park) In this photo, the two flamingos in the front are forming a heart and in the background a flamingo is looking down at the ground. The flamingo couple is like Lizzy and Darcy – they are the main characters, get all the spotlight, and are deeply in love. The solo flamingo in the dark is like Miss Bingley because she is a minor character, doesn't get much spotlight, and is "deeply mortified."
but as she thought it advisable to retain the right of visiting at Pemberley, she dropt all her resentment; was fonder than ever of Georgiana, almost as attentive to Darcy as heretofore, and paid off every arrear of civility to Elizabeth.
Pemberley was now Georgiana's home; and the attachment of the sisters was exactly what Darcy had hoped to see. They were able to love each other even as well as they intended.
(Jenny Lee - http://ezinearticles.com/?Essence-of-True-and-Everlasting-Friendship&id=3782907
This is an article regarding the everlasting friendship that lasts. I think it suits this situation well especially because the friendship between Georgiana and Elizabeth would last forever. Since the context also refers to that I wanted to include an article that mentions that everylasting friendship.)
(Leah Park - This picture shows two close friends. They are at a museum, looking at different art works. Elizabeth and Georgiana are not just friends. They are more than just friends; they are a family now. The picture shows the girls' friendship stage. The two girls are now very close )
Georgiana had the highest opinion in the world of Elizabeth; though at first she often listened with an astonishment bordering on alarm at her lively, sportive, manner of talking to her brother. He, who had always inspired in herself a respect which almost overcame her affection, she now saw the object of open pleasantry. Her mind received knowledge which had never before fallen in her way. By Elizabeth's instructions, she began to comprehend that a woman may take liberties with her husband which a brother will not always allow in a sister more than ten years younger than himself.
Lady Catherine was extremely indignant on the marriage of her nephew; and as she gave way to all the genuine frankness of her character in her reply to the letter which announced its arrangement, she sent him language so very abusive, especially of Elizabeth, that for some time all intercourse was at an end. But at length, by Elizabeth's persuasion, he was prevailed on to overlook the offence, and seek a reconciliation; and, after a little further resistance on the part of his aunt, her resentment gave way, either to her affection for him, or her curiosity to see how his wife conducted herself; and she condescended to wait on them at Pemberley, in spite of that pollution which its woods had received, not merely from the presence of such a mistress, but the visits of her uncle and aunt from the city.
With the Gardiners, they were always on the most intimate terms. Darcy, as well as Elizabeth, really loved them; and they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude towards the persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them.
(Kevin Lee)
(CHAPTER 61)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKdUQD4EBAQ (SONG)
With or without you - U2
This song is just straight romance. Chapter 60 is about romance and how Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy got together after all the trouble. This song shows the strong sense of romance, and this chapter also is heavily about love.
(Kevin Lee)
(Chapter 61)
http://ezinearticles.com/?True-Love-Might-Require-That-You-Love-Him-Her-Enough-to-Let-Them-Go&id=85097 (ARTICLE)
I believe this article is going to be a number 1 source that girls from Pride and Prejudice should use. This article tries to define "true love". Although this may not be the most accurate "true love" since it is extremely difficult to define true love, it would be a good base standard for relationship.
(Kevin Lee)
(Chapter 61)
The end is near! (PIC)
This picture tells how the story is reaching its end, with happy ending. This picture shows how the two birds are returning. the two birds represent Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, and the sunset represents the end of the day or the end of the book. The two birds are flying away, showing the end of the book.
(Jin Kwon: Elizabet thanks her aunt and uncle for uniting Darcy and her and eventually leading to their marriage. Thus in her eyes, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner are her heroes because they are responsible for changing her life forever and in probably in the best possible way. The song 'Hero' by Nickelback reflects her gratitude because the song is about well, heroes and what they do for other people when they're in need. Elizabeth knows she was in desperate need of someone to love and after her feelings for Darcy began to flow, she knew that it would be her destiny.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJeHk1gDT68
(Sam Lee - Many characters face conflicts and disagreements through out the book. However the novel concludes as a happy ending for most characters.)
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(Joodi Son- The lyrics of this song is very much like the events that took place in the novel.
Cowboys ride into sunsets; The good guy always gets the girl; Cinderella's just fit;The glass slipper that changed her world
Everyone had a happy ending; Darcy and Bingley both got the girls they wanted; the Jane and Lizzy both had a Cinderella change of life.)
http://www.forbes.com/2006/02/11/money-happiness-consumption_cz_em_money06_0214pursuit.html
(Joodi Son- This article states that money doesn't bring happiness. I agree. The title of this article is Money, Happiness, and the Pursuit of Both. The reason I thought this was a good article for the end was because both Jane and Elisabeth gained money and happiness. They both married into quite rich families and because they are in love, they are happy.)
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/10/18/chile.miners.soccer/index.html?hpt=C1
(Mingoo Park - This article is about how Chilean soccer star-turned miner ended up trapped. This relates to the story because this is the end of the book and everyone seems to be happy. Lizzie got married to Mr.Darcy and Lydia got married to Mr.Wickham.)
(Paul Choi - Chapter 61 goes on to explain what happened to each of the characters after Elizabeth gets married to Darcy, and Jane to Bingley. The more I read into this chapter, the more I felt like I was reading a list of how each of the characters' lives turned out, and what they'll be living with for the rest of their lives. The sing This is Your Life by Switchfoot sings about how yesterday—or the past—is nothing more than something that has already passed, and that it is 'now' that matters to you. It also emphasizes whether you're being what you want to be, making me want to question the characters from the book. )
(Sylvia Jung- The novel ends with a happy ending. The Bennet's sisters gets to marry who they wanted and Mrs. Bennet sends Jane and Elizabeth to a wealth man. For the most part, everyone in the novel is able to gain what they desired.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM-0Pwgr7-E
(Sylvia Jung- After finishing this chapter, The Brady Bunch's theme song came in mind. The theme song portrays a happy couple meeting and forming a family. It also shows how they form a happy family. To me, the theme song best represents Jane and Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy.)