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How is Elizabeth Bennett an unconventional heroine?
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... How is Elizabeth Bennett an unconventional heroine? In order to answer the question of "How is Elizabeth Bennett an unconventional heroine?" It is necessary to look at the two episodes where Elizabeth is proposed to, by Mr. Darcy. This question asks one to define what a heroine is, and look at the social and historical setting of the novel. It is also essential to investigate the language which the author Jane Austen uses. One type of heroine is a person who is self-sacrificing and who stands up for what they believe in. A heroine is also a person who wants to stand on her own two feet and change the perception of what a woman in the Regency period should be like. I have chosen the two episodes of Mr Darcy's proposals because they show a great deal about Elizabeth and the many sides of her personality, character and unconventional














