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Pride and Prejudice | Literary Qualities
Pride and Prejudice is an exciting, suspenseful story. The novel does not drag, for Austen writes succinctly and structures a tight plot. The story is based on a series of conflicts: the central one between Elizabeth and Darcy, and smaller ones concerning the other characters. Every chapter builds towards the novel's climax, Elizabeth's visit to Darcy's home in Derbyshire, and the resolution is both plausible and satisfying.
Pride and Prejudice is an excellent book to reread because of its foreshadowing— subtle hints of upcoming events. Darcy's first proposal to...
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