Influence of other characters on the transformation of Elizabeth in Pride and Prejudice In "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen, readers witness the profound transformation of the protagonist. While the drastic changes are largely due to the character's self-propelled growth, the influences of other characters play a key role in triggering permanent metamorphoses. This essay analyzes the two most influential characters in "Pride and Prejudice" and Elizabeth's self-realization. We are working under the assumption that two other characters serve as catalysts to spur the protagonist's final changes. Elizabeth's transformation and growth is largely attributed to two other characters; namely Darcy and Wickam. At first Elizabeth focuses mostly on Darcy's cocky attitude and Wickam's pleasant ways. As the story unfolds, prejudices against Darcy and Wickam will face profound reversals. As Darcy's true identity, which isn't all that arrogant, is revealed to Elizabeth, she is introduced to Wickam's darker side. In the process of this extraordinary revelation, Elizabeth achieves the reconfiguration of her attitude from a perspective dominated by prejudices to a broader perspective. In understanding the specific process, Dar...... middle of paper ...... things could be opposite. This suspicion is strengthened when Wickam shows discomfort with his stay at Rosings (175). In the wake of his subtle change of attitude towards Darcy, he visits Pemberly where Darcy lives and learns about Darcy through the housekeeper as follows: "I never had a displeased word from him in my life, and I always knew him ." since he was four" (183). Works Cited Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Ed. Donald Gray. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 1996. Fritzer, Penelope Joan. Jane Austen and the Courtesy Books of the Eighteenth Century. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997.