In writing, one can express feelings they can never convey aloud. Letters allow one to reveal their thoughts more personally and intimately than they can in person. Staring at a blank page of paper is definitely less intimidating than looking into someone's eyes. Communication is such an important vitality, and letter-writing the lacks loss of words, stuttering, awkward silences, and uneasiness that conversations can sometimes carry.

In the novel Pride and Prejudice, letter-writing is almost as much a form of communication as face-to-face conversation. In fact, letters provide some of the most intense and important climaxes in the story, not to mention some of the most intense secrets. This method that Austen uses effectively conveys the situation without any interruption or delay.

The most obvious example of a letter revealing intimate feelings is Darcy's letter to Elizabeth. After Lizzy accuses Darcy of being greedy and lying, he leaves immediately without justifying his actions. In the letter he writes her after their meeting, he explains, "You may possibly wonder why all this was not told you last night. But I was not then the master enough of myself to know what

"...I have been so fortunate as to be distinguished by the patronage of the Right Honourable Lady Catherine de Bourgh...whose bounty and beneficence has preferred me to the valuable rectory of this parish, where it shall be by earnest endeavor to demean myself with grateful respect towards her Ladyship..." (pg. 42)

It is obvious that Mr. Collins uses his letters as a way to ridicule the Bennet family for their imperfections and place his station in the hierarchy of society well above theirs.

"I am truly rejoiced that my cousin Lydia's sad business has been so well hushed up, and am only concerned that their living together before the marriage took place, should be so generally known. I must not, however,...refrain from declaring my amazement, at hearing that you received the young couple into your house as soon as they were married." (pg. 244)

Through this letter, and many others Jane wrote to her sister, she reveals her feelings of betrayal, depression, and weakness.

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Approximate Word count = 892
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)