Pride and Prejudice: Wickham, the forgotten influence of the story Pride and Prejudice was written by the famous Jane Austen in 1813. It was first called ‘ First Impression’. The reason for its name was pretty obvious after reading the novel. The main character, Elizabeth, often judged others by the first impression. As the novel proceeded, these characters slowly revealed their true personalities, which were totally contrary to the first impression. There was an obvious misjudgment between …showed first 75 words of 924 total…

…showed last 75 words of 924 total…emerging from their pride and prejudice. Darcy learned the effects of pride and changed his proud behavior after Elizabeth refused his proposal. Elizabeth discovered her own prejudice and learned that she should not be too quick to judge. Jane Austen’s clever skill of writing had made this story, not only a great entertaining novel, but also a great lesson in living one’s life. No wonder this novel is being praised by every generation.