Read the excerpt from Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.His sisters were very anxious for his having an estate of his own; but though he was now established only as a tenant, Miss Bingley was by no means unwilling to preside at his table, nor was Mrs. Hurst, who had married a man of more fashion than fortune, less disposed to consider his house as her home when it suited her.

The passage describes what Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst want and how they think about Mr. Bingley’s house. Their willingness to treat it as home when convenient, despite his being only a tenant, helps reveal their attitudes and personalities. This is characterization, not primarily a description of the story’s events or its setting.

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