Guest Post by Sarah James - Tara Ghoshal Wallace

Getting The Whole Truth in Pride and Prejudice

Wallace starts her review with explaining that Pride and Prejudice has a “serene” conclusion.  Wallace points out that we never seem to know the “whole truth”(376) of the tale.  The few points that Wallace discuss changed the way I thought about the novel.  The first example that she discusses is how Mrs. Bennett’s thinks she won over Darcy and the Gardiner’s departure from home during holidays; these not well known parts of the story show that the ready of Austin’s time understood what she meant when she was talking about the “untrustworthy talkers” (376).  Another example of not showing the whole truth in the novel is by silence: Austin seems to want us to make out own conclusion up about each character (377).  I agree with Wallace that there is a lot that is hiding throughout this novel. 

1. Do you think if you knew more about the characters, you would understand the book more?

2. Would you rather know more about the characters? Why or why not?