In Chapter 13 of Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice, Mr. William Collins is introduced as a cousin of the Bennet's and heir to their estate through a letter that he sends to Mr. Bennet. Mr. Collins writes the Bennet family to notify them that he is coming to visit them the next Saturday. Upon meeting the family, he seems to be a piteous man often humbling himself and expressing praise of others, while constantly referring to …showed first 75 words of 564 total…

…showed last 75 words of 564 total…Collins' sycophantism and dependence let him believe that he is being completely acceptable and proper, but others view him as a sycophant with limited social skills. He references to his patron feed this image of him and make him appear to have little faith in himself. Though he is a well-mannered man who earns a respectable living as a Clergyman, his extreme efforts to satisfy the conventions of English culture make him a ridiculous character.