The themes of class and class consciousness, as seen in Pride and Prejudice, strictly regulate the daily lives of middle and upper class men and women at this period in England. In her novel, Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen portrays class-consciousness mainly through the relationship between Darcy and Elizabeth as it was from when they first met until the time when Elizabeth visits Pemberley . Austin also shows class-consciousness through many of the other characters in …showed first 75 words of 938 total…

…showed last 75 words of 938 total…the novel such as Mr. Bennet, Elizabeth, Mr. Bingley, and Darcy as he was in the latter parts of the novel. In this novel, Austin, uses class and class-consciousness not only to differentiate between the open and closed minded characters, but also to show that the position one is born into, and the boundaries and levels in society set up by a select group of elite aristocrats can be overcome through the power of love.