What we learn about Mr Wickham in chapters 15 and 16 of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" By Lizzy Johnstone
Date Submitted: 04/10/2003 22:41:50
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 1 pages (398 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 1 pages (398 words)
Mr Wickham is introduced about halfway through chapter 15 as 'a young man ... of the most gentlemanlike appearance'. He seems to be a 'completely charming' character. You can tell that Elizabeth really likes him, and you are prompted to like him too, as she is the principle character.
However it appears that Wickham has some kind of history with Mr Darcy as upon their seeing each other 'both changed colour, one looked white, the other red'. …
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…Wickham seems to be the perfect gentleman with easygoing manners and who has been very badly done by Darcy. However I would want to be less quick in judging Wickham than Elizabeth, as I know that Darcy can't be as bad as he seems as he is in love with Elizabeth, so Wickham could be making Darcy out to be worse that he is, and therefore Wickham may not be as good as he seems.
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