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Discovering more about a character can also be done by observing their surroundings and although Jane Austen doesn’t make much of settings in Pride and Prejudice there is a good piece where she describes Mr Collins garden and house. There is something of a reflection about his character and relationship with Mrs Collins, previously Miss Lucas, when they admire and talk of the garden. Mr Collins seems to spend much time there leaving Charlotte happy to tend to herself.
There does seem to be a certain amount of pride in the garden though but Mr Collins does overstate the ‘ostentatious formality to his humble abode.’
He also wants to let Elizabeth know what she’s missed out on when showing her the ‘good proportion of the room’ and its furniture. Austen shows us this when Mr Collins ‘addressed himself particularly’ to Elizabeth.
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