"Pride and Prejudice", by Jane Austen.

In the novel Pride and Prejudice, provincialism plays a major role in establishing our attitudes towards the characters. Upon first impression, it seems that we are meant to consider the city as a highly desirable region while looking upon the country and its inhabitants as inferior. However, just as our first impressions of characters are subject to change, so are our impressions of these territories. I believe that although the novel at face value may …

…The individuals that unswervingly align with either country or city are left behind by the novel, while those who adapt their perspectives, such as Jane, Bingley, Darcy, and Elizabeth, are rewarded in the end. Throughout the novel, Austen forces us to re-evaluate our own scales of city against country and virtue against vice. The result is a balanced picture of the two regions in which each is desirable on its own merits. owards the characters.