Pride and Prejudice

My initial impression of Pride and Prejudice is not quite as great as I had hoped. Although nothing substantial and page turning has happened so far, key themes, motives, and characters have been clearly established and distinguished. The setting and time period itself has been talked about repeatedly along with the idea/importance of marriage, but more specifically marrying into wealth. These first few chapters have specifically foreshadowed the battle between the Bennet sisters’ minds and hearts that are bound to unfold. I've also picked up on both the words "pride" and "prejudice" which are continually brought up over and over (which is no surprise). Our first impression of Mr. Darcy is nothing but sheer arrogance and interestingly enough, Elizabeth also appears to be a very strong-willed, head-strong, proud woman. The prejudice of social class is also extremely obvious because of the premium that is put on marrying the wealthy. I predict that in the end each sister will face a decision where they must choose between happiness and true love vs. an empty marriage and wealth. It will just be interesting to see which sisters have hearts deeper than their pockets.