APPENDIX Elizabeth Bennet Was a Girl Who Comes from a Middle-Class
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115 APPENDIX Appendix 1. Synopsis of J Pride and Prejudice (1813) Elizabeth Bennet was a girl who comes from a middle-class family. She was one of Bennet’s daughters. Actually, the Bennet had five unmarried daughters, namely Jane Bennet, Elizabeth Bennet, Lydia Bennet, Mary Bennet, and Catherine Bennet. Unfortunately, the Bennets did not have a son who would inherit their wealth and Longbourn. Regrettably, when Mr. Bennet died the Longbourn would become the property of his closest male relative, namely Mr. Collins. The only source of income was Mrs. Bennet’s legacy but it was not possible to meet all of the Bennet sisters’ needs. The Bennet social class did not allow them to do work, such as trading, servants, etc. Mr. Bennet just stayed at home or they often attend balls. Therefore, Mrs. Bennet tried to ensure that her daughter lived a decent life after the death of their father, which was by finding her five unmarried daughters a respectable husband. Elizabeth or Lizzy was her father's favorite daughter who had the intelligence, determination, and courage that distinguished her from the other Bennet’s sisters. Mrs. Bennet tended to be competitive in finding her daughter a husband. When she heard that Netherfield had been bought by a wealthy young man from north of England, namely Mr. Bingley, she asked her husband to visit their new neighbor and hoped to introduce her five daughters. During a ball held at Meryton, Mr. Bingley was attracted by Jane's charm. Apparently, Mr. Bingley did not come alone; he brought his best friend named Mr. Darcy and his sister named Miss Bingley. Mr. Darcy was immediately known as a haughty man and nobody liked him. Like most others taught, Elizabeth Bennet also had the same impression of Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy humiliated Elizabeth by refusing to dance with her because she was tolerable but she was not enough to attract his attention. However, Elizabeth was able to throw a sharp argument to Mr. Darcy then made him started to admire her. When Bingley and Jane began to fall in love, and Darcy began to be captivated by Elizabeth's charm, Mr. Bingley left Hertfordshire without any permission, even to Jane Bennet who had clearly fallen in love with him. This angered Elizabeth and caused her prejudices to Mr. Darcy, especially with the arrival of Mr. Wickham. Besides, Miss Bingley’s letter indirectly would like to tell that Mr. Bingley would marry Georgiana Darcy. The story continued when Mr. Collins as Longbourn's heir came and proposed to Elizabeth. But Elizabeth refused it because she chose to marry for love rather than because of class and wealth. This made Mrs. Bennet’s anger and tried to force Elizabeth to accept it, because marriage was the only way for Bennet women to gain financial security and maintain social class. The marriage between Mr. Collins and Elizabeth would help Mrs. Bennet to stay in Longbourn even Mr. Bennet died. However, a meeting brought them together in Kent and ended with Mr. Darcy’s first proposal. It was rejected directly by Elizabeth with all the accusations and had already abused Mr. Darcy. Mr. Darcy left a letter to Elizabeth. After reading the letter 116 made Elizabeth regret and began to like Mr. Darcy, especially after her visit to the beauty of Pemberley, Mr. Darcy’s estate. However, Elizabeth's refusal made Darcy reflected on how he had been behaved and then tried to change his attitude. Elizabeth, who began to fall in love with Mr. Darcy after seeing the beauty of Pemberley, as well as the involvement of Mr. Darcy in resolving Lidya's elopement with Wickham, made Elizabeth expected Mr. Darcy even though she knew that social status was a barrier to their relationship. When news of Darcy’s proposal towards Elizabeth was heard by his closest relatives named Lady Catherine de Bourgh, Lady Catherine went to Longbourn then abused and intimidated Elizabeth as an inappropriate woman to become his niece's wife. Besides the social differences between Darcy and Lizzy, it turns out that Mr. Darcy had arranged with her daughter to strengthen their position and wealth. Nevertheless, Elizabeth refused Lady Catherine's warning and accepted Mr. Darcy’s second proposal. Although Longbourn would be inherited to Mr. Collins, Jane eventually married Mr. Bingley and Lizzie also married Darcy, who was richer than Mr. Bingley and able to break down social class differences between them. Appendix 2. Sequence Segmentation of Pride and Prejudice (1813) NO. SEQUENCES DESCRIPTION 1 New Neighbor Arrival a. The statement of the desire of a rich young man to find a wife b. The description of Mrs. Bennet's pressure to her husband to visit their new neighbor in Netherfield Bennet's in order to introduce her five daughters c. Description of Mr. Bennet’s ignorance towards Mrs. Bennet’s pressure d. Description of Mr. Bennet’s visit to Netherfield e. Description of Sir William Lucas’s point of view about Mr. Bingley’s friendliness f. Description of Mrs. Bennet’s effort to invite Mr. Bingley having dinner in Longbourn 2 A Ball in Meryton a. Description of Mr. Bingley’s arrival in a ball in Meryton and brought his best friend, his two sisters, and his brother-in- low b. Description of Elizabeth and her sisters and her mother’s attendance in a ball in Meryton 117 c. Description of Bingley's good looking, friendliness, and acquainted with all the people in the room d. Description of Mr. Darcy’s arrogance towards every people in the ball, and insulted Elizabeth e. Description of Mr. Bingley’s attraction to Jane Bennet f. Description of Miss Lucas’s statement of fairness for a young man from a respectable family considers himself in a higher position g. Description of those of Netherfield’s arrival in Longbourn h. Description of Elizabeth’ hatred towards Darcy's insults and promised would never dance with Darcy i. Description of different point of view about marriage between Miss Lucas and Elizabeth 3 A party was assembled in Sir William Lucas’s house a. Description of Mr. Darcy’s attention to Elizabeth b. Description of Miss Lucas’s invitation to Elizabeth to play the piano before Elizabeth gave the piano to her daughter, Mary c. Description of Elizabeth’s refusal to dance with Mr. Darcy d. Statement of how Mr. Darcy spent the night in silent and avoiding all conversation e. Description of Sir William Lucas’s request towards Elizabeth to dance with Mr. Darcy, however, she refused it politely f. Description of Miss Bingley’s insult towards the people in the ball g. Description of Mr. Darcy’s praise towards a pair of fine eyes of Elizabeth h. Description of Miss Bingley's chatter to Darcy 4 The Arrival of Militia Regiment a. Statement of the Bennet’s wealth will be passed on the heirs male. b. Description of Lydia and Catherine’s attitude chasing the militia regiment c. Description of a dinner invitation to Jane from Miss Bingley d. Description of Mrs. Bennet’s suggestion to Jane to go to Netherfield on horseback as her motive to make Jane stay in Netherfield longer because of it was seemed like to rain e. Description of Jane’s letter to Elizabeth about Jane’s condition getting sick f. Description of Elizabeth’s concern to Jane and decided to visit Jane by on foot in 3 miles 5 Elizabeth Visited Jane in Netherfield a. Description of Elizabeth’s strong character for walking 3 miles, crossing field and jumping over stiles b. Description of Mrs. Hurst and Miss Bingley’s insult towards Elizabeth because of her arrogance for walking 3 miles 118 alone only to meet her sister. c. Description of Mr. Darcy’s statement about the economic condition of the Elizabeth’s family which would be their obstacle to marry a rich man d. Description of women's necessity to be accomplished e. Description of Elizabeth's refutation of Darcy's point of view about talented women f. Description of Miss Bingley’s insult towards Elizabeth and Elizabeth’s family to attract Darcy’s attention g. Description of Mrs. Bennet’s arrival to visit Jane in Nethefield h. Description of Mr. Darcy's decision to hide his feelings for Elizabeth 6 Mr. Collins Visits Longbourn a. Description of inheritance system where the Bennet’s wealth will be passed on to heirs male, namely Mr. Collins b. Description of Mr. Collins’s letter about his desire to visit Longbourn to make peace through his desire to help the Bennet’s c. Description of Mr. Collins’s story aabout the kindness and nobility of Lady Catherine who had generously raised him to be a clergyman d. Description of Mr. Collins’s Characters who had been described as pride and obsequiousness, self-importance, and humility e. Description of Mr. Collins’s plan to marry Jane. However, Mrs. Bennet refused it because Jane was getting married soon and changed his choice to Elizabeth. He will look like a great and generous man f. Description of Mr. Collins’s trip accompanied his cousins to Meryton except Marry to visit Mr. and Mrs. Philips g. Description of their meeting with Mr. Denny and Mr. Wickham along the road to Mr. Philips’s house, which was accompanied by an unexpected meeting among Mr. Wickham, Mr. Darcy, and Mr. Bingley 7 A Dinner Invitation in Mr. Philips’s house a. Description of Mr. Wickham and Mr. Denny’s arrival in the dinner b. Description of Mr. Wickham’s description about the ugliness of Darcy’s treatment of him regarding the inheritance that Darcy's father gave him and the arrogance of Mr.