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Abstract
Austen's serene world, which harbours dynamic action, goes unnoticed by the readers who read her novels on the surface level. But the readers who fathom the depths of her creativity can realize that active forces are working, reforming and psychologically moulding the characters in her novels. The in-depth study of her novels, reveal how the characters of the novels become better individuals when they come into contact with the other. This paper is an attempt to throw light on how the characters in Pride and Prejudice manage to harmonize the chaotic forces which disrupt their relationships, towards the establishment of a wholesome relationship after achieving self-realization.
Keywords: Self-realization, characters, harmony, sympathy, education
Introduction
Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice1 contains a variety of characters that belong to different social groups. They are the products of their environment. They have certain notions which they strongly believe in, which is why when they come into contact with the people of other social groups they react severely. No matter to what group they belong, they have reservations about the others and hence they consider the others apprehensively. They have to go through a process of education and self-realization to be able to see their own weaknesses and the stance of the others so as to live in harmony with them. Mostly, people cannot bear such confrontations because this process is very painful. One has to gather enough courage to be able to see one's mistakes and rectify the errors accordingly; for only then will one be able to understand and form wholesome relationships. In this short paper, we throw light on how the characters in Pride and Prejudice manage to harmonize the chaotic forces which disrupt their relationships in their attempts to establish wholesome relationships after achieving self-realization.
Self-Realisation and Social Harmony in P&P
The novel P&P contains characters that go through self-realization and change. They are able to analyse their actions and motives and come to realize the flimsiness of their wom-out beliefs inculcated in them by the social fabric around them. Once they become aware of their weaknesses they emerge as better human beings who sympathize with those with a confined view of life and living. Having once been in the same condition they...