In the early part of the semester you read either hard times or pride and prejudice choose a character from the novel you read discuss how the character grows and changes and what these changes suggest about theme in the work use details from the novel to support your ideas

As an example, I will discuss the character of Fitzwilliam Darcy.

Darcy is the counterpart of Elizabeth, the protagonist of the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. While Elizabeth represents the theme of "prejudice" in the book, Darcy represents the theme of "pride."

At the beginning of the book, we learn that Darcy is a wealthy, reputable young man, who also owns a reasonably large state. His social position makes him proud and concerned with reputation. Because of this, his initial opinion of Elizabeth is not a fair one.

However, Darcy eventually overcomes both pride and prejudice. When he is rejected by Elizabeth, his pride is hurt, but this leads to the development of a greater humility. Moreover, his prejudice is also overcome when he reevaluates the character of Elizabeth and realizes that he was too harsh in judgement. His actions contribute to the main theme, as he shows that overcoming both pride and prejudice are the only paths to achieving true love.