As a social creature, humans have always struggled with keeping identities in an always evolving society, many writers have also struggles with the concept of the individual in society; one such author is Jane Austin who wrote the novel pride and prejudice. There are countless battles between whether to cast away ones identity away in order to fit in or whether to stay true to ones identity but become and outcast in society. In pride and prejudice, Elizabeth Bennett chooses the latter, to become an outcast in order to hold true to her identity; however, Elizabeth struggles as she watches her loved ones like Charlotte, give away her happiness in order to achieve some kind of economic safety. Jane Austin is not the only writer to struggle between whether or not to conform to society’s rules, Andrew Marvell’s’ to his coy mistress is another example of the struggle between whether to have love and happiness, or whether to simply agree to something because you have to. It is a question people struggle with every day, whether keeping true to ones identity is the right thing to do or whether to conform to society because it acts as a safety net and protects from becoming an outcast; overall, one should always way the pros and cons of a decision, but in the end, the final decision to be based on whether or not the person affected will be happy with the decision he or she has made.
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