Pride and Prejudice

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by Jane Austen

The idea of Mr. Collins, with all his solemn composure, being run away with by his feelings, made Elizabeth so near laughing, that she could not use the short pause he allowed in any attempt to stop him further, and he continued:

“My reasons for marrying are, first, that I think it a right thing for every clergyman in easy circumstances (like myself) to set the example of matrimony in his parish; secondly, that I am convinced that it will add very greatly to my happiness; and thirdly—which perhaps I ought to have mentioned earlier, that it is the particular advice and recommendation of the very noble lady whom I have the honour of calling patroness. Twice has she condescended to give me her opinion (unasked too!) on this subject; and it was but the very Saturday night before I left Hunsford—between our pools at quadrille, while Mrs. Jenkinson was arranging Miss de Bourgh’s footstool, that she said, ‘Mr. Collins, you must marry. A clergyman like you must marry. Choose properly, choose a gentlewoman for my sake; and for your own, let her be an active, useful sort of person, not brought up high, but able to make a small income go a good way. This is my advice. Find such a woman as soon as you can, bring her to Hunsford, and I will visit her.’”

from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Question
Use the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen to answer the question.

How does the author establish the narrative point of view in this excerpt?

(1 point)
Responses

by using the pronouns my and I in the excerpt
by using the pronouns my and I in the excerpt

by describing Elizabeth’s thoughts about Mr. Collins
by describing Elizabeth’s thoughts about Mr. Collins

by describing Mr. Collins’s feelings toward Elizabeth
by describing Mr. Collins’s feelings toward Elizabeth

by using the pronouns you and your in the excerpt

Answer 1

The author establishes the narrative point of view in this excerpt primarily by describing Elizabeth’s thoughts about Mr. Collins. This choice highlights Elizabeth's perspective and her reaction to Mr. Collins's formal, pompous speech, revealing her amusement and disdain for his character.