Pride and Prejudice: Where femininity fosters male resilience

 One of the six early nineteenth-century books, Pride and Prejudice, that established Jane Austen as one of the most eminent and well-known novelists in the English language. Between 1811 and 1816, Jane Austen wrote Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Pride and Prejudice, which was one of her most well-known works. It takes place against the backdrop of a period when England's population and the Industrial Revolution were both undergoing significant change. The chivalrous idea of masculinity was supplanted by new civic norms as reason gave way to emotion, aristocracy made room for the bourgeoisie, and rationality left room for feelings. This book of manners, generally falsely labeled as a love story, focuses on Georgian society and the ideal of man that the Revolution brought with it. Pride and Prejudice recount the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a wealthy elite. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters born to a country gentleman and Mrs. Bennet, a conservative and intrusive mother who wants that all of her daughters marry. Mr. Darcy is Mr. Bingley's closest friend, the gentleman who falls in love with and marries Jane, the eldest and most beautiful of the Bennet sisters. Even though Austen makes it evident that Darcy and Elizabeth are attracted to each other, she focuses the entire work on the fact that the former's pride and the latter's prejudice are major obstructions to their love. After numerous adventures, an unsuccessful marriage proposal, and an engagement, the couple will eventually marry. Pride and Prejudice is a novel about society, weddings, social expectations, and what it signifies to be a woman in the 19th century. But, in addition to the portrayal of Georgian, or pre-Victorian, society, the author's portrayal of men is noteworthy. The author wants her heterosexual men to be the ultimate choice for her heroines, so she portrays them as perfect, or assures they become such. Elizabeth and Darcy live in a society where considerations like class status, income, and lifestyle actually matter. Ironically, love is portrayed as simply meaningless and marriage is seen as a way to fill this void. Considering this, Darcy asks Elizabeth to marry him, giving her the escape, she needs but does not want. Despite knowing she can't decide, Austen's heroine decides to act. She marries Darcy only after she is assured their union has nothing to do with a contract and she chooses love over convenience. Darcy changes throughout the plot, in contrast to the other male characters in Jane Austen's novels, whose characters are set in stone from the start. Because he passionately and sincerely loves Elizabeth, and because of Mr. Darcy's awareness of his defects and his determination to change in order to become the man Elizabeth might love, he is the first male character who transforms into a woman.

When Elizabeth and Darcy meet, the latter lacks social graces and etiquette, and his introversion is easily misinterpreted as pride. He falls in love with the heroine and must overcome social distance, cultural restrictions, and his own views in order to propose to her. Darcy's attitude shifts as a result of her refusal. Darcy's perspective evolves as a result of her refusal. He wants to be the man she would adore, the man she desires and deserves. Darcy decides to change for the sake of him, her, and their love.
Mr. Darcy is the true protagonist in a novel where the antagonist is pre-Victorian society and the point of view is primarily feminine. He is the one who evolves, changes, and adapts, whereas the heroine remains in the passive attitude that society maintains for her and unintentionally provides him with the beginning point for the development of his new masculinity. Examples of outwardly overwhelming masculinity and toxic relationships abound in contemporary society. Even though Austen constructed Darcy's personality more than 200 years ago, a patriarchal society could still be benefited from her insights.