36 Wickham by discussing the literal meaning of struggle and true meaning of
struggle.
a. The Literal Meaning of the Bennet Family’s Struggle
In this part, the writer explains the literal meaning of struggle from Bennet family’s life problem. The Bennet family has a serious conflict with Mr.
Wickham. All members of the Bennet family have to face the fact that Lydia Bennet is running away with Mr. Wickham. Lydia really loves Mr. Wickham,
while Mr. Wickham does not love Lydia. He only wants money from the Bennet family.
All the Bennet family’s neighbors hear the news and they start to think
negatively about the Bennet family. Bennet family’s name becomes worse
because their neighbors spread the news about Lydia Bennet. Moreover, they also insult the Bennet family. However, the Bennet family is trying to solve the
conflict. All members of the Bennet family gather and Mr. Bennet starts to look for Lydia in London, while the others wait for the information at home. When
Lydia is found, they get unexpected news from Mr. Gardiner. He informs that Lydia gets married with Mr. Wickham. The Bennet family who hears the news
starts to feel relieved and happy, especially when Lydia is going back to home and Mr. Wickham takes the responsibility to marry her.
“And they are really to be married Cried Elizabeth, as soon as they were by themselves. “How strange this is And for this we are to be thankful.
That they should marry, small as is their chance of happiness, and wretched as is his character, we are forced to re
joice Oh, Lydia” Pride and Prejudice, p.243.
37 It shows that the Bennet family can solve the conflict between them and
Mr. Wickham. Furthermore, their family name is getting better when two of Mrs. Bennet’s daughters get married to the rich men in the town. Jane Bennet gets
married with Mr. Bingley, while Elizabeth Bennet gets married with Mr. Darcy. From all the conflicts they have, they struggle to solve the conflicts and they can
live happily ever after. The Bennet family proves that when they have some serious conflicts,
which seem difficult to be solved, the best way to overcome and solve the conflict is by trusting the family and their relatives. Although, they can do it alone, it is
better if they solve it together with the other members of family and their relatives, since it is a family problem. The Bennet family faces the conflict
together because they need to know whether Mr. Wickham loves Lydia or not. Lydia is one of the family members and they need to help Lydia. It is not only for
Ly dia, but it is also for the sake of family’s name. The Bennet family’s name can
become worse if they do not want to struggle together to solve the conflict of their family members. Thus, the literal meaning of the Bennet family
’s struggle is that a conflict that cannot be solved without a help from family, it takes trust and faith.
b. The True Meaning of Bennet Family’s Struggle
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