Though I like the ending of the book, it seems a bit cliché and more on the lines of wish fulfillment (even more so considering the similarities between Lizzie and Austen's lives); however, it is cute and happy, so I do not complain much. Having known Lizzie and Darcy would end up together ahead of time, I was curious as to how Darcy would be made into an acceptable person for her to want to marry, and I was actually rather pleased by the fact that her indictment of his behavior inspired him to become a better person (thus making it possible for her to love him in return).
One thing I just realized after finishing the book was the foreshadowing in Collin's proposal to Elizabeth, when he says that it is a custom whereby a man will ask for a woman's hand, be refused, and then ask again; Elizabeth says this never happens, but it ironically happens to her. I'm also still a little confused by why Wickham ran off with Lydia without the intention of marrying her, and I feel that this part of the plot conceptually felt a bit contrived (though I think Austen handles the story telling in this part of the book well).
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