In Pride and Prejudice, how does Elizabeth’s image created by Austen match with her refusal to marry Darcy?Help please

As the character of Elizabeth Bennet unveils before the
reader's eye, there are specific traits which stand out quite
strongly.

First, there is Elizabeth's independent thinking.
She does not abide by the social expectations of "marrying well" in order to fit in
society. She is determined to find a man whom she will love, regardless of financial
status. She also has no hurry to marry, in contrast to Charlotte Lucas, for example. All
these qualities denote a young woman who was ahead of her peers in terms of
self-confidence, self-assurance, and self-respect.

This
being said, we can easily conclude that Elizabeth's image, created by Jane Austen,
certainly matches the fact that she would refuse to marry Mr. Darcy. When Mr. Darcy
proposed to Elizabeth he did it in the most awkward way. He even pointed out that she
belonged him, socially speaking, and that marrying her would be doing a disservice to
his family.

Any woman who would be desperate enough to
marry, especially to marry an aristocrat like Mr. Darcy, would have taken that as an
honor. Yet, Elizabeth could not care less about rank or position: Her family, her
dignity, and her sister's happiness came before any desire of her own. Therefore, her
refusal to marry Mr. Darcy is not only foreseen, but also
expected.