Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice

ecause of his proximity to the senior Mr. Darcy, he too
should be accorded the same respect, love, and regard as
Fitzwilliam Darcy, heir apparent. He fills himself with
delusions, using them to build a past of half-truths and
a life of empty dreams. He asserts to Elizabeth that the
church was his true calling, not the military. He was
born for the church, but Darcy denied him an excellent
living (68). He acts much like a spurned younger son,
rather than the son of a servant. Darcy reveals the
truth to Elizabeth: Wickham was well provided for and
could not settle on anything except money. Even after
exhausting the good graces of the Darcy family, Wickham
continued to demand money and assistance in finding a
living (165). Darcy's letter reveals Wickham's adamant
belief that he was entitled to preferment through the
senior Mr. Darcy' s will.
Wickham asks Elizabeth if she had traveled through
the village of Kympton on her way to Pemberley. He tells
her that Kympton "is the living which I ought to have
had. A most delightful place! Excellent parsonage
House! It would have suited me in every respect" (264).
Elizabeth hints she knows the circumstances surrounding
the living, yet Wickham is unfazed, telling her again why
he did not get it, continuing the narrative he wants her