Pride And Prejudice (a Contemp

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who says to Kralik, "Why, I could show you letters that would open your eyes. No, I guess you probably wouldn't understand what's in them. They're written by a type of man so far superior to you it isn't even funny." The same basic statement is made by Kathleen to Joe in You've Got Mail, where she remarks, "The man who is coming here tonight is completely unlike you. There is not a cruel or ungenerous bone in his body." This, the fact that Klara reveals that there were times Kralik could have "swept her off her feet", and the obvious notion that Joe and Kathleen could get along had they not been "FoxBooks and The Shop Around the Corner" gives some insight into the more complex characters of Elizabeth and Darcy, who were apparently right for each other all along, but had been kept apart on unfortunate technicalities.
Although each couple may have been right for each other, they may have been kept apart by more than just business or class lines. They hurt each other's ...

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and Klara in the meantime. This further advanced their relationships eventually leading to all three couples ending up in love with each other despite all odds against them.
Manners were an important part of Pride and Prejudice and were reflected in You've Got Mail through communication. Good manners were shown by email while bad ones were apparent in Joe and Kathleen's verbally abusive relationship, their avoidance of each other, and in their misperceptions of the other. In my opinion, the Gardiners, who brought Darcy and Elizabeth together in the book, had a lot to do with the concept of email and manners in You've Got Mail. Their true selves were made clear online, and once ...

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