Topic > Truth and Idealism in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Viewing his actions as ill-intentioned led Elizabeth to completely reject the growing love and emotion he felt for her, nearly derailing the prospects of a relationship as well as the security of his future. After all, Darcy would have been the perfect suitor for Elizabeth: he is wealthy and able to provide for her given that he has no stake in his own family's wealth, and his similar wit and charm would ensure that she remains content to be able share. the rest of her life with him. If Elizabeth had not been so forthright in rejecting Darcy, their paths would have parted forever and she would have been tied up with someone less intelligent and funny than her by her marriage-zealous mother, causing Elizabeth's unhappiness. The truth does not need to be tied to one's idealisms and ideology because it is fundamentally objective; there is only one “truth” and trying to shape it to fit your narrative or worldview would simply lead to deluding yourself and negatively impacting yourself. As the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy reveals, it is better to attribute greater meaning in one's life to objective truth rather than to personal idealisms because the latter may prove inaccurate while the former never.