1211 Ms Austen I read “Pride and Prejudice” when I was about14 years ago, and took an instant liking of the novel. Late I knew that I was just one of the countless fans of Ms Jane Austen and her amazing characters. People around the world love her books, from the past till now, and the movie adaption of her work keep coming over the years. Yet the older I got, the more different perspectives I gained on her stories. For example, in “Pride and Prejudice”, Ms Austen created a fairy tale ending by bringing Darcy and Elizabeth together. Being wealthy and handsome, Darcy almost qualities every element that is request of a prince, that is, if the royal title is not counted, while Elizabeth is the kind of Cinderella girl you will expect to meet in most lovely tales. All looks perfect to me till I wondered someday that what the result would be if Mr. Darcy never proposes again? What would Elizabeth do suppose she never gets to meet such a desirable man again? Would she make do with someone like Mr. Collins, as her friend does? Or would she stick to her standard and end up living alone. If so, would she harbor the slightest regret that she missed the hand of such a fine man because of her “stubbornness”? What happens in the novel is all what the readers want to see, but the reality is much grimmer. Ms Austen is the real Elizabeth in life. She was beautiful, she was intelligent, she had this unique insight into human beings and an ability of close observation that few people in her time her could match. Yet she also, as we all know, lived a modest and ultimately single life: no Darcy and no Pemberle. People say novels always mirror the reality, which is not always true. More often than not writers create the kind of characters who would bear the unfulfilled wishes of their own, like Ms Elizabeth Bennet for Ms Austen.