in every respect been as pleasing as when we were in Derbyshire" (Austen 272). This final act completes Darcy's alteration of perception in Elizabeth's eyes. Wickham suffers one last downfall before fading out of Elizabeth's life. He gets Lydia to write to Pemberly asking for money. "I am sure Wickham would like a place at court very much, and I do not think we shall have quite money enough to live upon without some help" (Austen 325). At this point Wickham falls from all respect in Elizabeth's eyes, and his alteration of perception concludes.Elizabeth learns during the course of the novel that first impressions should not determine a person's complete perception. "Austen engages us both intellectually and emotionally in [Elizabeth and Darcy's] painful progress toward greater self-awareness, toward recognition of their different kinds of pride and prejudice, and thus toward greater perceptiveness regarding those around them" (Moler, 6). Elizabeth sees her fault in the original perception of Darcy and Wickham, and willing recognizes and alters those first perceptions. ...
