2 Character Analyses- Bingley & Wickham (I've been Listening to Disney songs all day. Can you tell?)

Christina DeSario
Mr. George- AP English 11
11•27•09
Character description
Mr. Bingley
Mr. Bingley is a sweet guy with little common sense, who falls in love easily and smiles through everything.
Bingley, throughout the novel, is sweet and whimsical. He was always nice to each person he came into contact with, even when they were not great people- such as his sisters, especially Caroline. Each person he met grew to like him very much because of his sweet and friendly nature. He always just wanted what was best for the other person. He danced with a lot of girls, even though he fell in love with Jane Bennet almost immediately. His extroverted nature allowed him to talk with other people easily, and allowed them to enjoy his company in return and make no enemies. He immediately became the favorite of virtually everybody, and even cynical Mr. Bennet liked spending some time with him.
Charles Bingley is like a child. He is always smiling and playful. He is looked after by Darcy with father-like patience and worry. He is excited over little things, like a ball of poor commoners, much like little babies can giggle over car keys or mobiles. Women fawns over him with love like they would to to a a cute little boy. He is naive and sees the good in people, like a child. Like a child, he is pushed around and manipulated by hs sisters and Darcy, like when they moved him back to London. Bingley’s childish nature is frustrating at times, but it is what made Jane fall in love with him, and so that is why readers are so happy for him.
A modern-day example of Bingley would be Simba from The Lion King. He is childish and is looked over, but grows more into a man by going from London to Longbourn and proposing to Jane, like when Simba went from where he had been living with Timon and Pumba and took back Pride Rock. Bingley and Simba went from being silly and childish to being ambitious enough to get what they knew would make them really happy.


Christina DeSario
Mr. George- AP English 11
11•27•09
Character description
Mr. Whickham
Whickham was a man who smiled while he used people and tossed them aside for his own selfish purposes.
In Pride and Prejudice, Whickham originally comes across as nice and pleasing, but eventually it is found out that he is actually only interested in himself, revenge, and gambling. He uses Elizabeth by feeding her lies about Darcy’s character. He tells her things about him that are the exact opposite of who he is. He flirts with her, and then drops her for a child with a larger dowry. Then, he runs off with Lydia in an attempt to further ruin the Bennet name and hurt Darcy. A man, who at first, was sweet and lovable, was actually evil and mean underneath his mask.
Wickham is like a poisonous snake. He seems beautiful from his colors, but he can pack a dangerous punch. Instead of using his charming looks and mannerisms for good, he uses them to hurt those people who are fooled by his colors. He attracts people with a false beauty, bites them where it would affect them the most, and then leaves them stunned. He does this all for his own pleasure, and there is no reason for it.
In a modern-day sense, Wickham would be like Jafar from Aladdin. He acts loyal to the Sultan, then turns around and commits the greatest act of treason on his trust. He tries to marry Jasmine, much like Wickham tried to marry Georgiana. Jafar might not have the good looks that Wickham had, but they had the same types of goals in mind: Jafar wanted to be Sultan, and Wickham wanted a huge fortune. They both had to meet their goals the same way: by marrying the girl who could give them their positions. Like Jafar’s staff with hypnotizing powers, Wickham’s good looks and charms made people trust him and like him. Both of them, however, were found out and hated.