Analysis

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Mr. Collins Analysis
Analysis of Mr. Collins's Proposal
Throughout his proposal Mr. Collins makes three types of literary appeals, logos, ethos, and pathos.
The first appeal that Mr. Collins makes is to logic, or logos. Unfortunately, Mr. Collins's appeal to logic is terrible. Mr. Collins has many reasons on why Miss Elizabeth should marry him although none of his reasons are logical whatsoever. Mr. Collins's first reason for marriage is that it is simply the right thing for a clergyman to do. Usually marriage is based on love but in Mr. Collins's case it is simply the right thing to do. Mr. Collins then says, "Secondly, that I am convinced it will add very greatly to my happiness" (Austen). Matrimony is usually something that involves two people but Mr. Collins seems to think that he is the only person that matters in a relationship. Thirdly, Mr. Collins gives a reason that has nothing to do with him or with Miss Elizabeth. His reason is that his very noble patroness, Miss Catherine de Bourgh, told him that he needs to marry. Mr. Collins is not even getting married on his own accord; he is getting married under false pretenses. Mr. Collins's next appeal is to ethos.
Mr. Collins's appeal to ethos, or emotion, is genuine to himself but somewhat odd from our perspective. Mr. Collins's almost seems arrogant about his proposal even though as the reader we see that Miss Elizabeth is not interested in the least in Mr. Collins. At one point in the passage Mr. Collins goes as far as to say that he is Miss Elizabeth's only option for marriage due to the fact that she is poor and no halfway decent man would ever want her. Obviously, insulting a girl is not the best way to get her to love you. The most peculiar thing that Mr. Collins does happens after he is rejected by Miss Elizabeth. After he is rejected he says, "I know it to be the established custom of your sex to reject a man on the first application" (Austen). Mr. Collins jusl will not give up even when looking rejection dead in the eyes. Mr. Collins's final appeal is to pathos.
Mr. Collins's as a character is delusional. He cannot accept the fact that Miss Elizabeth rejected him. Mr. Collins is like a lion hi the presence of a fresh kill, he will not give up until he gets what he desires. In this case, Elizabeth is what he desires and it seems like he will never give up no matter how many times he is rejected. Mr. Collins only sees and hears what he want to hear. It seems as though what goes on in his head, no matter how illogical it is, he thinks will happen.