In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Mr. Darcy went from the most despised man to the most desired man by having rare traits; he listened to women and was not afraid to change some of his characteristics, while keeping the main principles of his character. Darcy was an open and honest man. His hatred for Mrs. Bennett showed how openly he expressed his dislike for stupid and talkative people. Darcy despised the hypocrisy and superficiality of the wealthy class, especially those similar in character to Mrs. Benett. He was blunt and vocal in stating his first impression of Elizabeth, which was that she was unattractive. He also gave his honest opinion to Bingley that Jane didn't really care about him and was socially beneath him. However, his honesty didn't necessarily put him in a good situation. His honesty, frankness, and meddling led Elizabeth to believe he had a lot of pride, which discouraged her. As he was a changed man by the end of the book, he admitted that at one point he lacked self-control or prudence. I should have judged better if I had looked for an introduction; but I am not qualified to recommend myself to strangers… I certainly do not have the talent that some people possess to converse easily with those I have never seen before. I fail to understand the tone of their conversation or seem interested in their concerns, as I often do (150). The fact that Mr. Darcy possessed the characteristic of honesty, which is very difficult to find in people these days, attracts women towards him. Plus, he wasn't afraid to admit where he was wrong or what he was lacking. He proved to everyone that he was a real man with a lot of courage. Even when Elizabeth got the facts about him wrong and criticized him harshly...... middle of paper ...... knowledge (356). Caroline then accused Elizabeth of deliberately walking to Netherfield in order to make a scene and implied that this diminished Darcy's view of Elizabeth's "beautiful eyes". He replied: "Not at all, they were enlightened by the exercise (229). Nothing is more impressive in the eyes of a woman than for the man towards whom she is affectionate, to defend her in public. seeing Elizabeth at his estate, his awkward social interaction and meddling were all slightly charming because he had an innocent all the things he did wrong didn't really matter because he was crazy about Elizabeth. and, more importantly, he listened to him when Elizabeth told him that he was the last person on earth she would consider marrying, he was actually sorry, I wanted to take all of his constructive criticism to heart and. wasn't afraid to change for her.