27089851.2020.12.07
A Study on Pride and Prejudice from the Perspective of Social Psychology
Pride and Prejudice is one of Jane Austen's early work. The novel mainly describes different love experiences of five daughters in the Bennet's family, and shows the daily life in England's townships from the late 18th to early 19th. Social psychology is usually used as an approach to analyze the psychological activities and behaviors via the analysis of the character’s cognitive pattern, family background and social influence. This article employs Social Psychology Theory to analyze the psychological behavior of Darcy and Elizabeth from the perspective of the first meeting, acquaintance, and love. Besides, the possible reasons that results in the facts of misunderstanding also is the concern of this article. Through the related reasons that made the changes in their attitudes, the answer is social psychology is the keynote that leads to the wrong personal interaction and a fine interpersonal communication.
Keywords: Social Psychology, Character Analysis, Psychological Behavior