Comparing Themes

I think that, even though our two books were very different, they had a similar theme: Just because everyone is doing it, doesn't mean it is right. This is shown in both books. It is shown in Pride and Prejudice through Elizabeth. Elizabeth has lived her life pressured by her family to grow up to be perfect: marry a rich man, stay at home and raise the children, and not work. However, Elizabeth doesn't like this lifestyle. She, unlike her sisters, believes that there are more important qualities to a man than how much money he has. Through out the story, Elizabeth is looked down on for believing what she does, but she never changes what she believes in. This theme is shown in What My Mother Doesn't Know through Sophie. Sophie likes a boy, Murphy, but no one else does. She is embarrassed by him, so she doesn't want people to know that she likes him, or even notices him. However, by the end of the book, Sophie realizes that what other people think shouldn't get in the way of what she thinks, and that she shouldn't be pressured by society.

~Carolyn