20211029 - Review: Pride and Prejudice

Dwell on each other.\ Obtaining ideal objects. \Battling ideas.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Review: Pride and Prejudice

"You shall have it in a few words."

Pride and Prejudice is the first Jane Austen book review on HaikuPrajna. The story is an exercise of philosophy and involves battles of logic in both casual family settings and high-tension moments in political-style debates and conversations, where characters capture pieces of information on each other through hearsay, letters and relayed speeches; extreme examples where an unfavorable marriage is like a fatal blow to their mother, or despicable family connections preventing lovers from wedding, with a twist of love overcoming obstacles, where the logistics needed to move on are produced instead of a Romeo and Juliet styled tragedy.

The plot follows predictable romances and relationships, but because its prose matches the style, manners and fashion, it sold me on the genre. The book is very well written thanks to a keep-it-simple philosophy where, even in complex Victorian era relationships, characters reflected the titular themes in every altercation and conversation, in every inner monologue. The families in this world plot stories for their children and are eager to capture both information and relationships of value in order to upkeep and obtain prideful objects; beyond the matrimony and drama lies great wit and depth of mind.

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