Pride and Prejudice & Short Stories

This week I read some short stories for English class and also a part of Pride and Prejudice. I am on page 188 of Pride and Prejudice. It is taking me longer than I thought it would to finish this book. I think I should read more than two hours a week, if I can.

Anyways, in Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth finally realized how blind and prejudice she was about Mr.Daryc and Mr.Wickham. The truth about Mr.Wickham is revealed to her, that he was actually an evil and greedy person but pretended to have such good manners. Mr.Darcy is actually a sincere man who, though sometimes regarded arrogant, has good intensions for everything he does. Elizabeth is ashamed of how she judged Mr.Darcy and changes her mind of him.

I think this is the theme of this book and what Jane Austen wants her readers to know; don't judge someone so quickly, but instead take time and know who they are before judging. This is an important lesson for anyone. I, too, sometimes judge others too quickly according to what I hear of them or even how they appear to be. This is something that I shouldn't do because I don't know that person well yet. He/she could actually be very nice and friendly, but, on the other hand, he/she could also be very wicked. We should always be careful in judging others, or not even judge at all. The Bible says "do not judge, or you too shall be judged." Therefore, we should not judge but accept everyone as they are, just as Jesus accepted and still accepts each and every one of us.

And I actually like the movie better because it is SO much easier to understand. The story line is actually pretty much the same, but the movie uses easier words. I think I am understanding the book only because I've watched the movie before.