Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, is an extraordinary story that shows the complications between men and women before and during the time of falling in love. The plot is based on how the main characters, Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, escape their pride, prejudice and vanity to find each other; however, both must recognize their shortcomings and change them. Jane Austen follows the development of the relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy as they both change to overcome their vanities and be able to love each other. Darcy is a very proud and vain man. Darcy's pride occurs because his family allows him to follow his principles "with pride and conceit" (Austen 310). Elizabeth decides soon after meeting him that he is a despicable man, too blunt and arrogant and obsequious for anyone to like him, and lacking even the most basic social skills of the time he is very laconic with everyone. handsome figure of a man, the ladies declared he was much handsomer than Mr. Bingley, and was looked upon with great admiration for about half the evening, till his manners excited a disgust which changed the course of his popularity; for he was found to be proud, above his company, and above being pleased; and not even all his extensive estates in Derbyshire could save him from having a very hostile and unpleasant appearance, and from being unworthy of being compared with his friend. (58)Not only does Elizabeth see Darcy as proud, but the other characters see it as well. Darcy's pride results in his alienation from others. Darcy thinks so highly of himself that he creates a pariah reaction in Elizabeth. Elizabeth has her own problems with her prejudices against Mr. Darcy and hello… middle of paper… After the proposal they talk about their past relationship having a very benevolent conversation and many misunderstandings are cleared up “In vain I struggled. It won't work. My feelings for you will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you" (Austen 179). Their marriage is presented in a positive light because they had to work hard to make it happen. Pride and Prejudice is an appropriate name for the book, as these notions permeate completely the novel, especially in the opinions of Elizabeth and Darcy. In the end, when Elizabeth accepts Darcy's final proposal, we Even after they both confess their love for each other; This shows that from the beginning to the end, Darcy and Elizabeth went through great changes putting aside their pride in themselves and prejudices for others..