Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen In the novel Pride and Prejudice, written by Jane Austen, several, if not all of her characters, can verify the idea that in order to achieve happiness one must abandon their pride and in turn, replace it with self-respect accompanied by some humility. In addition, tolerance and mutual respect must replace one’s prejudice. In the inception of the novel, the Bingley sisters, Caroline and Mrs. Hurst, exhibit their …showed first 75 words of 560 total…

…showed last 75 words of 560 total…money, or any other force can not overcome that of love. Caroline gives up her pride to attain a slight, but not negligible, sense of self-respect. Before she viewed herself as a fat lump of money and nothing else. But after relinquishing her pride, she realizes that people should be judged based on character and not on how much money they have. This also relates to Caroline’s replacement of prejudice with tolerance towards Elizabeth.