See Through the Fakeness

In chapters 10 to 17 we learn more about the Bingley family and Mr. Darcy. The Bingley women are proud and esteem themselves above all others. Miss Bingley in particular finds herself fit to be with Mr. Darcy. In these chapters, she tries to get his attention by reading and criticizing the lower class of the Bennet family. The fakeness she has when she is around him could easily be connected with the rest of the family. The practice of"liking" the same things as the person who holds your interest is nothing odd to women. Miss Bingley thinks that by seeming equal to Mr. Darcy he will take a fancy on her but he is too busy admiring Elizabeth.

The setting in which the characters of Pride and Prejudice are, is of deceit and fakeness. Each character has something to gain from every conversation whether it is marriage or the latest gossip. A character who does not inspire much trust from me is Mr. Collins. He arrives with an idea of apology but it seems he has more under his sleeve. He is the heir to Mr. Bennets estate and has been unheard of for years. The description given by the book of this character is perfect to his manner: "mingling with a very good opinion of himself, of his authority as a clergyman, and his rights as a rector, made him altogether a mixture of pride and obsequiousness, self importance and humility" (pg 53). With this passage the reader can infer that Mr. Collins while having humility also seems to have an air of superiority to his cousins. The word "obsequiousness" adds to his persona because while he is esteemed of himself he also seems helpful and obedient. Evidence of this is in his manner of speaking of Lady Catherine, his patroness, shows a positive side to him.

The story of Darcy is also catapulted in these chapters. When the ladies run into Mr. Wickham in town, they invite his to dinner at their aunts. In this affair Elizabeth learns more about the awkward run-in the two gentlemen had the day before. It turns out that according to Mr. Wickham, Mr. Darcy´s father was going to leave him the fortune that is now Darcy's. Mr. Darcy being the son thought the money should be his and managed to find something in the will that made him the proprietor of the money. All that is discussed gives a little more depth into understanding who Darcy is. Maybe the reasons he mistrusts everyone is because his own father was willing to give his money to someone outside of the family and this scarred Darcy.