"Elizabeth made no attempt to reason with her mother" (p. 258).Although Elizabeth is a "very headstrong" (p. 84) girl according to her mother, she does not "attempt to reason with her." What could be the meaning of this? If Elizabeth never tries to speak to her mother about her own opinion, how does her mother think she is headstrong and foolish?
However, that description, given by her mother in the beginning of the book, was a long time ago. Now, after many chapters, Elizabeth has experienced new things and discovered new ways of dealing with situations. She has grown as a character to be more careful in her words and how she responds to the actions of her relatives.
I like how Austen does this. It makes it similar to real life. In real life, we learn, grow, and respond to our life in a progressive way. When an event takes place, we learn from it, and take a different course of action the next time a similar situation presents itself - as long as the results from the first time weren't very desireable.
For example, if you crossed the street one day without looking both ways, and a car hit you, the next time you went to cross a street, you would definitely look both ways before stepping out.
Elizabeth learned that trying to talk her mother out of her ridiculous ways does not work. Therefore she takes a new way of responding to this situation...by not "attempt[ing] to reason with her mother."
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