Thursday, September 30, 2010
Collins- The Nightmare
Mr. Collins, while he is portrayed as a funny and comical, is a woman's worst nightmare. Not only is he stupid and foolish but he is a great humiliation to everyone around him. For example, his proposal was both foolish and a large horror to Elizabeth Bennet. Upon his inital denial, Mr. Collins does not understand that Elizabeth does not want to marry him nor has she had any inclination to do so. His relentless pursuit of the Bennet girls and the idea that such a supercillious man could become one of thier husbands is a nightmare for the Bennet family. In fact, this nightmare would be made worse if Collins was the one to inherit all of the Bennet's land. Collins is an obvious satire for the foolishness of upper class aristocracy in her time.
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I agree that Collins, on the surface, can be stamped a foolish and humiliating character as demonstrated by all of his unnecessary actions. However, do you think that possibly Austen had a deeper meaning in all of Collins funniness and obnoxiousness? I fee like Austen was trying to convey a real world aspect within Collins aside from his tiresome nature. Although, evidently there lies a blatantly comedic and satiric character analysis of Collins at first glance, a second look may prove Austen's ultimate satire that Collins resembles a real world and predictable character of Austen's early 19th Century world.
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