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The Role of Mr. Bennet in Driving the Plot of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

This character analysis of Jane Austen's Mr. Bennet argues that while Mr. Bennet's amusing presence helps comment on the absurd behavior of characters like Mrs. Bennet and Mr. Collins, his frequent retreats to his library means Mrs. Bennet is the dominant influence on the household, leading to a crisis when Lydia is allowed by him to go to Brighton. In this way, the student argues that even a secondary character like Mr. Bennet has a significant role in shaping the novel's plot.
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Bridget's feedback:

"This is a perceptive look at Mr. Bennet's character, and your use of literary criticism helps take the analysis to the next level. The analysis itself makes a lot of sense and can follow the same course in all your future drafts. However, the current presentation, which relies heavily on direct quotations with occasional interventions from you, becomes very hard to parse out as well as navigate visually. That the quotations are not couched in your own text using signal phrases or similar risks suggesting to the reader a lack of control over the discussion and even the thesis itself. I recommend your next draft start building out your own voice within the argumentation. This may mean cutting back on some of the direct quotations, or you might evoke more signal phrasing and other similar signposting, as mentioned above. Also mentioned above was the visual experience--make sure any final draft follows your style guide's rules on line spacing, indents, and other formatting that helps the reader encounter the text on the page."

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