Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh Essay Prompts

These twelve prompts are designed to move beyond summary and into close analysis of Pride and Prejudice and Pittsburgh. Each prompt targets a specific craft element—character change, causality, relationships, contrasting scenes, themes, symbols, structure, foreshadowing, or the ending—and asks you to build an argument grounded in textual evidence. Use the sample thesis directions as starting points, not destinations, and let the evidence leads guide your close reading. For a broader overview, return to the main study guide or explore the themes and characters pages for additional context.