Could it be both??

According to Austen, is it better to be a Jane or an Elizabeth? Give evidence to support you answer.

I am not so sure what side to take because even though Austen has Elizabeth as a main character there are decisions that she takes that are not the best ever. The title of this book is Pride and Prejudice but I think it is done this way so the reader can see how people in society can connect to sometimes being prideful or prejudicial. Elizabeth through the book shows a severe case of pride, but Austen justifies her attitude with her emotions being hurt and how Elizabeth fights for what she thinks is right and with what ever goes with her morals. Austen on the other hand also shows that being a Jane is not always a bad thing, Jane is highly liked by everyone by the decisions she takes in life and the way she decides to live it. Being a Jane to the author back then meant you will get a man with money that will support you financially and you will have the good life you deserve. It is sometimes hard to tell if Austen agree more with Elizabeth than Jane but there are other times when the distinction is obvious. In the middle of chapter 36 Elizabeth is recalling on the letter that Darcy wrote to her and she feels like she has been played and is not willing to accept the fact that a man like Darcy proposed to her and write her a letter explaining all that had happened she also creates a blindfold for herself to prevent her from admitting the fact that she has also fallen in love with Darcy. Austen is trying to let the reader know that there are time when you have to let your pride aside like Jane always does but there are also times when you have to neglect what everyone says and believe that the only thing that is right is what ever you say. Austen also shows that being like Jane can cause you great suffering since Bingley suddenly left her, since Jane did not have the guts to tell him why he left she was never mentioned the real truth of why he left. Jane being so kind and believing of everything Miss. Bingley said was also created a blindfold but this time from someone else.