Many times when an author writes a story some of the plot comes from what the author has actually experienced in their lives or is a shadow of their lives. The book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen falls into this category. “Pride and Prejudice can be seen as a palimpsest, with Jane Austen’s real life engraved roughtly, enigmatically, beneath its surface.”(Shields, 69) Some of the parallels between Jane Austen’s life and Pride and Prejudice are found in characters, family, social status, sisterly bond, and the love life. The lapse of time between writing First Impressions and the completed final version of Pride and Prejudice provided Austen with greater insights into the subject of courtship and it’s danger, difficulties, pains, and foolishness, as well as its joy. All are displayed in this novel.



currently that's my intro to my paper, i wrote the paper and then intro last since i'm just horrible at writing intros. grrr. frustration.
we had a good informal talk about papers today in class. so sad that it's the last week of classes. :(