P&P

In the essay, I noticed that there was a significant focus on the fact that, yes this was/is a male-dominated world. And yes, it basically was women's sole purpose in life to wait for a rich man to come and marry them. But, doesn't that make the actions of Elizabeth all that more fascinating when she breaks from these cultural norms? Yes, Elizabeth's given purpose is to wait for a man, and she seems to acknowledge that, but she doesn't let it define her as her only purpose. She easily has the sharpest wit of her sisters, with a tongue to match. She basically openly denies Mr. Darcy's initial advances towards her, in an almost "I don't need no man" kind of way. Or when she rejects the carriage and trudges through 3 miles of muddy roads to show up at a house, many people would likely say something along the lines of "Most unorthodox" holding a cup of tea and adjusting their monocle. She also seems to have this prideful prejudice against Darcy's pride which makes him kind of prejudiced and standoffish.... Wait a minute...