Reader’s Reflections: I recently read a great quote from HigherPerspectives.com: “Easy to spot a yellow car when you are always thinking of a yellow car. Easy to spot opportunity when you are always thinking of opportunity. Easy to spot reasons to be mad when you are always thinking of being mad. You become what you constantly think about. Watch yourself.” Similar to the old adage, “When you’re a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.” Elizabeth loves Jane and believes her to be kind and sweet, and so she sees anyone who rebuffs her as a villain. She feels flattered that George Wickham and Colonel Fitzwilliam are clearly taken with her, so she judges all of their actions to be sensible and blameless. However, doesn’t it seem odd that Elizabeth can be so forgiving of both Wickham and Fitzwilliam for feeling the need to marry for money, yet so furious with Darcy when she thinks he wants Bingley to marry rich as well? Could this have something to do with being insulted by Darcy behind her back the first time they met? She certainly seems to turn every comment, every visit, every glance of his into an insult or intimidation tactic, even though he repeatedly says that’s not the case. If she first met someone while they had the flu, would she view them as sickly and vulnerable long after they recovered, and point out a headache here, a twisted ankle there, as signs that she is justified in her opinion, ignoring all other data that point to their general strength and good health? And yet, this doesn’t make me love Elizabeth any less – if anything, it makes me even more fond of her, because I can relate so well!