This quote is mostly a foreshadowing of what is to occur in the novel, Pride and Prejudice. A major theme in this book, which Jane Austin points out in this quote, is love and relationships. The characters in the novel are very immersed in each other, and gossip constantly about who is best or who does not fit in. Most of the time, the basis by which each character judges each other is based on who talks the most, who dances the most at balls, and other social topics. However, such loose judgment has its consequences. It is unfair for some of the characters to judge each other as they do. They base their criticism solely on how others treated them at one moment. Perhaps the one being judged had a bad day and never intended any harm in being unsociable. Despite poor acts on the outside, as in the case of Mr. Darcy, perhaps the ones being judged are great people morally. C.S. Lewis agrees with this statement, when he states in his book Mere Christianity, "Human beings judge one another by their external actions. God judges them by their moral choices" (Lewis 91). In the end, it is the external actions that make the least difference. It is all about the moral acts. If a person is a grouch but they are moral, they have a decent shot at reaching heaven. However, there is a link between these moral and external acts. What must understood before judging any external act is what thoughts and actions led to a certain reaction. Only when that is understood can there be a just grounds for such judgment.
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To which of the following characters does the following passage best relate?"His pride [...] does not offend me so much as pride often does, because there is an excuse for it. One cannot wonder that so very fine a young man with family, fortune, every thing in his favour, should think highly of himself. If I may so express it, he has a right to be proud" (Austen 21).
A.) Mrs. Long
B.) Mr. Darcy
C.) Mr. Bingley
D.) Mr. Lucas
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