ALTHOUGH the novel is written in the third person,Austen
onlydepicts scenes in which Elizabeth is present-and this is true
of noother character.The content of the novel is the story of
Elizabeth,of how she and Darcy arrive at nuptial happiness by an
improbableand circuitous route. The story Austen has written is
that of Darcy'swooing and winning of Elizabeth.
Darcy's capture of Elizabeth represents the triumph of reasonover
perversity. But Darcy does not win Elizabeth merely
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