So far into this book, my group has split the chapters into sections of 10. During the first 10 chapters I learnt about the five different sisters of the Bennett family, Mr. Bingley, Mr. Darcy, and all the friends of the Bennett family. The focus of the first 10 chapters seems to be basically on Jane Bennett and the start of her relationship with Mr. Bingley at a dance. The rumors of their dating are started when Mr. Bingley dances with Jane twice and only once with other women attending the party. Jane’s mother and everybody else involved in this situation appear to have high regards for Mr. Bingley. To oppose Mr. Bingley’s easy acceptance into this town is Mr. Darcy, who seems to have only enemies with the exception or Mr. Bingley. At the dance Darcy is reluctant to dance with anybody because he claims to dislike dancing with those he is unacquainted with. Mrs. Bennett and all the other women feel his choice not to dance was because he is proud and conceited. After the party Jane and Elizabeth went to Mr. Bingley’s house and stayed for the week. Their mother was quite insistent on the girls staying as long as they could, but then there was a tension created. This topic is carried on into the second set of chapters as the focus shifts from Jane to Elizabeth. In these chapters Elizabeth is emotionally attacked by Miss Bingley because of the attention that Elizabeth is receiving from Mr. Darcy. In these chapters Mr. Darcy realizes that he has developed feelings for Elizabeth. Then comes a note from Mr. Collins who has decided to come and stay with the Bennett’s as he will be receiving their property with the death of Mr. Bennett. On his visit he is immediately drawn to the beauty of Jane but once he discovers that she is soon to be engaged he moves on to the second eldest daughter Elizabeth and becomes attracted to her. He asked her to dance at a ball and even asks for her hand in married to which she quickly denies. She is drawn to the company of a third man, Mr. Wickham. He also asks her to dance and she is most attracted to him out of all three men who are involved in her current dating situation. The second set of chapters was much more entertaining as than the first and I found it much more consistent to read as it had a better flow between chapters when compared to the first 10.
We thought that since there is six sessions that are mandatory and around sixty chapters in the novel, it would make sense to pre-read around ten chapters per session. So far, we all have read approximately twenty chapters and a lot has happened. The story is moving pretty fast and new characters are being introduced. The story stared off with the Bennett family being introduced. Their household consist of a mother, father and five sisters. Other characters that are introduced are Mr. Bingley, Miss.Binley, and Mr. Darcy. Basically the first couple of chapters focus on the relationship that is steaming up between Jane (the oldest Bennett sister) and Mr.Bingley (a wealthy bachelor). Meanwhile, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth (the second oldest Bennett daughter) start off their friendship on the wrong foot. Mr. Darcy sees some potential in her, but she has no interest being seen around him. Later on, a new character gets introduced. His name is Wickham. Supposedly he has beef with Darcy and his family, and tries to make Elizabeth to stay away from Darcy (obviously she listens). Even Bingley’s sister warns Elizabeth to keep her distance from him, but she doesn’t accept her advice. And then later, Mrs.Bennett leads Mr.Collins towards her daughter (Elizabeth) – because Jane is taken. She freaks out when he asks her to marry him and refuses right away. Poor guy.
In the first few chapters, the book introduces the characters and what roles they play. It was a bit confusing at first to recognize who was who but as I read more into the book it seemed less confusing. The novel starts off with man named Mr. Bingely arriving in Netherfield who is very rich. Mrs. Bennet sees this as an opportunity for her daughters to make him one of their husbands. There are five daughters in the Bennet family. So they heat starts off by Mr. Bingely dancing with Jane the most at a ball. Everyone starts to believe that they are dating. Jane’s mother. Mrs. Bennet seems to get very involved in the situation since she really wants one of her daughters to marry this guy. All the girls meet Mr. Bingley’s friend Mr. Darcy at the ball who is judged as the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world. This is because he doesn’t want to dance with anyone at the ball. After the party, Jane tells Elizabeth that she likes Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth tells her sister that she approves of him. After the party, Mr. Bingely offered Jane and Elizabeth to stay with him at his home. Mr. Bingely admires Jane and he really wanted her to come and stay with him for a while. Mrs. Bennet was very happy to hear Mr. Bingely’s offer and she insisted that the girls stay for as long as he wanted them to stay. Then we get into the second set of chapters where it tends to focus on Elizabeth a bit more since she wasn’t really properly introduced in the first set of chapters. In the beginning, Elizabeth revives these weird vibes from Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy then starts to actually develop feelings for Elizabeth. Elizabeth’s mother doesn’t like the idea. Later on in the chapter. Mr. Bingely receives a letter from Mr. Collins saying that he will be coming down to stay with his family. Mr. Collins is the one who will be inheriting all the property of Mr. Bennet’s. When he gets here, he tells Mrs. Bennet that he is in search for a wife. He asks her about Jane; however, Mrs. Bennet tells Mr. Collins that she is engaged. Then Mr. Collins then gets his eye on Elizabeth and starts to develop feeling for her. Mr. Collins then asker her for her hand in marriage and she declines his offer. Elizabeth has her eye on a man named Mr. Wickham, but she doesn’t know what to do even though she is clearly attracted to him. Overall, the novel is getting more interesting to since the conflicts are now rising between Elizabeth and her relationships with each man.
I think you guys misunderstood what I asked you to comment on. I wanted examples of where the characters display pride, and examples of where the characters display prejudice. All three of you wrote a summary. So for now your mark is based on this summary but if you have a minute please make revisions.
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So far into this book, my group has split the chapters into sections of 10.
During the first 10 chapters I learnt about the five different sisters of the Bennett family, Mr. Bingley, Mr. Darcy, and all the friends of the Bennett family.
The focus of the first 10 chapters seems to be basically on Jane Bennett and the start of her relationship with Mr. Bingley at a dance. The rumors of their dating are started when Mr. Bingley dances with Jane twice and only once with other women attending the party. Jane’s mother and everybody else involved in this situation appear to have high regards for Mr. Bingley.
To oppose Mr. Bingley’s easy acceptance into this town is Mr. Darcy, who seems to have only enemies with the exception or Mr. Bingley. At the dance Darcy is reluctant to dance with anybody because he claims to dislike dancing with those he is unacquainted with. Mrs. Bennett and all the other women feel his choice not to dance was because he is proud and conceited.
After the party Jane and Elizabeth went to Mr. Bingley’s house and stayed for the week. Their mother was quite insistent on the girls staying as long as they could, but then there was a tension created.
This topic is carried on into the second set of chapters as the focus shifts from Jane to Elizabeth. In these chapters Elizabeth is emotionally attacked by Miss Bingley because of the attention that Elizabeth is receiving from Mr. Darcy.
In these chapters Mr. Darcy realizes that he has developed feelings for Elizabeth.
Then comes a note from Mr. Collins who has decided to come and stay with the Bennett’s as he will be receiving their property with the death of Mr. Bennett.
On his visit he is immediately drawn to the beauty of Jane but once he discovers that she is soon to be engaged he moves on to the second eldest daughter Elizabeth and becomes attracted to her. He asked her to dance at a ball and even asks for her hand in married to which she quickly denies.
She is drawn to the company of a third man, Mr. Wickham. He also asks her to dance and she is most attracted to him out of all three men who are involved in her current dating situation.
The second set of chapters was much more entertaining as than the first and I found it much more consistent to read as it had a better flow between chapters when compared to the first 10.
We thought that since there is six sessions that are mandatory and around sixty chapters in the novel, it would make sense to pre-read around ten chapters per session. So far, we all have read approximately twenty chapters and a lot has happened. The story is moving pretty fast and new characters are being introduced. The story stared off with the Bennett family being introduced. Their household consist of a mother, father and five sisters. Other characters that are introduced are Mr. Bingley, Miss.Binley, and Mr. Darcy. Basically the first couple of chapters focus on the relationship that is steaming up between Jane (the oldest Bennett sister) and Mr.Bingley (a wealthy bachelor). Meanwhile, Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth (the second oldest Bennett daughter) start off their friendship on the wrong foot. Mr. Darcy sees some potential in her, but she has no interest being seen around him. Later on, a new character gets introduced. His name is Wickham. Supposedly he has beef with Darcy and his family, and tries to make Elizabeth to stay away from Darcy (obviously she listens). Even Bingley’s sister warns Elizabeth to keep her distance from him, but she doesn’t accept her advice. And then later, Mrs.Bennett leads Mr.Collins towards her daughter (Elizabeth) – because Jane is taken. She freaks out when he asks her to marry him and refuses right away. Poor guy.
In the first few chapters, the book introduces the characters and what roles they play. It was a bit confusing at first to recognize who was who but as I read more into the book it seemed less confusing. The novel starts off with man named Mr. Bingely arriving in Netherfield who is very rich. Mrs. Bennet sees this as an opportunity for her daughters to make him one of their husbands. There are five daughters in the Bennet family. So they heat starts off by Mr. Bingely dancing with Jane the most at a ball. Everyone starts to believe that they are dating. Jane’s mother. Mrs. Bennet seems to get very involved in the situation since she really wants one of her daughters to marry this guy. All the girls meet Mr. Bingley’s friend Mr. Darcy at the ball who is judged as the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world. This is because he doesn’t want to dance with anyone at the ball. After the party, Jane tells Elizabeth that she likes Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth tells her sister that she approves of him. After the party, Mr. Bingely offered Jane and Elizabeth to stay with him at his home. Mr. Bingely admires Jane and he really wanted her to come and stay with him for a while. Mrs. Bennet was very happy to hear Mr. Bingely’s offer and she insisted that the girls stay for as long as he wanted them to stay. Then we get into the second set of chapters where it tends to focus on Elizabeth a bit more since she wasn’t really properly introduced in the first set of chapters. In the beginning, Elizabeth revives these weird vibes from Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy then starts to actually develop feelings for Elizabeth. Elizabeth’s mother doesn’t like the idea. Later on in the chapter. Mr. Bingely receives a letter from Mr. Collins saying that he will be coming down to stay with his family. Mr. Collins is the one who will be inheriting all the property of Mr. Bennet’s. When he gets here, he tells Mrs. Bennet that he is in search for a wife. He asks her about Jane; however, Mrs. Bennet tells Mr. Collins that she is engaged. Then Mr. Collins then gets his eye on Elizabeth and starts to develop feeling for her. Mr. Collins then asker her for her hand in marriage and she declines his offer. Elizabeth has her eye on a man named Mr. Wickham, but she doesn’t know what to do even though she is clearly attracted to him. Overall, the novel is getting more interesting to since the conflicts are now rising between Elizabeth and her relationships with each man.
I think you guys misunderstood what I asked you to comment on. I wanted examples of where the characters display pride, and examples of where the characters display prejudice. All three of you wrote a summary. So for now your mark is based on this summary but if you have a minute please make revisions.
-Ms. Kim-
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