Pride & Prejudice is a classic novel written by Jane Austin in 1813. The story revolves around the lives of the Bennet family and their neighbors who live in the English countryside. A fun way to analyze the text of the novel is by looking at the nouns used. The graph above shows the most used names, people and places, in the text of Pride & Prejudice.
The data really makes something clear, Pride & Prejudice was all about Miss Elizabeth Bennet. Elizabeth is by far the most used name in the book. Mr Darcy comes in second on this list, but there is no question that he is playing second fiddle to Miss Elizabeth.
The most mentioned location on this list is Longbourn, the Bennet family home. The second most mentioned place is Netherfield. Netherfild Park is the home Mr Bingley decides to rent, which brings him, his family, and Mr Darcy into the same neighborhood as the Bennets. The story begins with Mrs Bennet informing her family that “Netherfield Park is let at last”. To find out what happens next, go read the book or watch the 2005 movie 🙂
Pride & Prejudice Most Used Names Graph Notes:
The x-axis (horizontal part of the graph) shows the count, the number of times the name appeared in the novel. The y-axis (vertical part of the graph) shows the designated name, person or place. Every bar represents the amount of times that name appeared in the text of the book. There is a lot of variety in how often these names are mentioned in Pride & Prejudice. There are a lot of characters in the story, but most do not receive a lot of page time in the novel. Jane Austen: She was an English novelist made famous from authoring six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British society at the end of the 18th century.
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