Explain/ Define the idea of 'pride' and 'prejudice' as they are used in the novel. Are they always negative characteristics? How does Jane use these character traits to define her characters and to show their development? Pride and prejudice are very important characteristics in Jane Austin's novel, 'Pride and Prejudice'. The characters are drawn by these characteristics, the society is built upon them, and they often spur the events and provide reason for the complications …showed first 75 words of 796 total…

…showed last 75 words of 796 total…not completely bad, but they can be very negative. This book relies on changing prejudices and vanishing pride. All the characters are well drawn, and each have their own prejudices and various amounts of pride. These ideas are also themes in the novel, so it is not surprising that this novel is, in fact, called 'Pride and Prejudice' when in this book these two characteristics are so important to the plot, character development and setting.