Character analysis 2

Stephen Simmons
AP English 11/Mr. George
11/28/09
Darcy

Darcy is an intelligent, wealthy man who’s complex character is a maze of emotion which is only navigational through love.
Darcy’s first appearance is one to leave a lasting impression on Elizabeth and everyone of the same genre of class. Some of the first words he says are those rejecting Elizabeth, saying that, “She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me” (Austen 7). One can imagine how offended Elizabeth must have been hearing those words spoken from someone of such a high class as Darcy was. Being the wealthiest man at the ball, and one of the wealthiest in all of England, it was no challenge at all for Elizabeth to accuse Darcy of classism. Those words spoken by Darcy at the ball in Meryton spread and forced others to label him as a classist, aristocratic snob, just like the majority of the wealthier people. Due to the social awkwardness present in Darcy and his timid nature toward people he is not well acquainted with, he failed to earlier educate Elizabeth on Wickham’s true story, which while it lasted, only added to the hatred felt by Elizabeth and others toward Darcy. However, eventually Elizabeth recovered from the emotional damage caused by Wickham, after Darcy had awkwardly informed her of his situation. Eventually as the story progressed both Darcy and Elizabeth grew closer to one another and became more acquainted. Fortunately, because he had had a lot of time to spend with Elizabeth, Darcy began to evolve and come out of his shell around her. After verbally degrading her in the beginning of the novel, Darcy began to feel strongly about Elizabeth and put aside his classist views on life so that he could be with Elizabeth. In the beginning, Darcy initially came across as a wealthy, handsome gentleman whom all the women loved for those two features. One found out, that after reading further into the book, that there was a little more to Darcy, and that he was going to do everything in his power to appeal to Elizabeth, as well as her family. In the end Mrs. Bennet is still is not too fond of Darcy, but she still appreciates him for proposing to her daughter.
Darcy is a shy puppy in the sense that no matter how many times he gets kicked around and rejected by Elizabeth, he always keeps coming back. No matter what she says to him or does to his admiration and love for her keeps him hopeful. Darcy is also like a shy puppy in the sense that at first they are shy and want your attention, and they simply cant express themselves because they are afraid, but after a while, when they get comfortable with you, they well express themselves, like Darcy proposed to Elizabeth.
A modern day counterpart is Batman: he is strong, silent and harbors good intentions, which sometimes goes against the law to do what he thinks is right.