With pride, comes prejudice

I have been so addicted to austen's pride and prejudice that it just really got me thinking about the pride and prejudice in today's society. Austen depicted the harshness of reality in those times with much zeal as she herself was a victim to the unrelenting snare of pride and prejudice from the upper class citizens. Austen often wrote about the want of wealth and rank as the main cause of being looked down upon, but in today's world, there are so many other reasons. Wealth, rank, academic achievements, looks, abilities..just to name a few.

Then I started to think that prejudice can only come about when there is pride. You can't be prejudiced against someone without first feeling that that someone is inferior to you in some way. That is pride. Hence, with pride comes prejudice.

Nonetheless, I love the way the story takes its turn, how the proud always end up humbled. Austen wrote it in such a way that the pride and prejudice came from both sides, from the rich towards the poor and vice versa. The first time I read the book, I only saw how those with rank and wealth patronized those in want of rank and wealth. After the 2nd or 3rd time through, I realised that those without rank or wealth also have a fixed mindset that those who are well to do are proud, this is also a form of prejudice. In the end, the pride on both sides was humbled, there has to be a certain amount of give and take of course.

I don't believe there is a person in this world who is truly humble. Being proud of the fact that you are a humble person is rather hypocritical. The feeling of pride sometimes cannot be helped, what can be helped is the flaunting.

This is my favourite book of all time. =)

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