Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was originally intended to be titled First Impressions. Austen suggests that she chose the original title at the end of the novel, after Elizabeth noticed the change in Darcy's manner at Pemberley and believes that this could only be due to her influence. However, in 1801 another novel was published under this title, so Austen renamed and published her novel, Pride and Prejudice, in 1813. (Stovel "A Contrariety"). The first title accurately describes the attitudes of several characters toward the main themes of the novel. The most illustrated themes are family, love, pride and social class. Through Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen illustrates the differences between social classes, pride and vanity, families, men and women in the 19th century. Differences between social classes create extreme tensions and prejudices. Similar social classes interact, socialize, and eventually marry. Wealthy men and women tend to maintain their boundaries with lower-class men and women, creating a well-understood social ladder. In the 19th century, people were unlikely to stray from their social class in an attempt to attract the attention of a potential partner from another class. At the beginning of the novel, Mr. Darcy, a rich and handsome main character, respects the social ladder and sees everyone at the ball that he and his friend, Mr. Bingley, attend as minors. When Bingley asks him to dance with Elizabeth Bennet, Darcy bitterly responds: "I certainly won't do it. You know how much I hate it, unless I know my partner particularly well. In an assembly like this it would be unbearable .Your sisters are engaged, and there is no other woman in the room, that wouldn't be a punishment...... middle of paper ......sort=RELEVANCE&inPS=true&prodId=LitRC&userGroupName =cinn88186&tabID=T001&searchId=R3&resultListType=RESULT_LIST&contentSegment =&searchType=BasicSearchForm¤tPosition=7&contentSet=GALE%7CH1420063917&&docId=GALE|H1420063917&docType=GALE&role=LitRC>.Mazzeno, Laurence W. “On Pride and Prejudice.” L. “The importance of work Pride and Prejudice: A Study in the Economics of Art.” Twayne Author Series, nd Web, January 5, 2014. ““A Contradiction of Emotion”: Jane Austen’s Ambivalent Lovers. . in Pride and Prejudice." Literature Resource Center. CENGAGE Learning, nd Web. December 15. 2013. .