Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
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Re: Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
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I read this in high school. I do not recall alot of it. Long story. Want to read again.
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I try to respect a writer for what that author is trying to do, and how well it's done, than judging them by any rigid standards. For example, if someone is writing porn, I expect to see a good, hot story told via sex (and really, good porn is quite hard to write) and don't bother myself judging whether the entire genre can be well-written. Someone upthread mentioned Agatha Christie. She was a master of the cozy mystery and every slasher movie in existence owes its plot to her classic novel "And Then There Were None." A book can be easy and enjoyable to read (like Austen or Christie) and still be a classic.
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I'm going to try and defend Mr. Darcy here a little. Now yes he shouldn't have tried to come between Bingley and Jane but he thought he was helping his friend. Before I go any further keep in mind that divorce was not even an option so once a couple married it really was till death do you part. Also, unless you wanted a scandal a engagement could only be broken off my lady so even an engagement was final for the gentleman. Mr. Darcy truly did think he was helping Bingley out and saving him from a disastrous and loveless marriage. We are told that Bingley has been known to fall in and out of love easily before so he probably believed that Bingley would easily find another in the near future. We can't completely blame him for not knowing that Jane loved Bingley. As he says in his letter " Her look and manners were open, cheerful, and engaging as ever, but without any symptom of peculiar regard, and I remained convinced from the evening's scrutiny, that though she received his attentions with pleasure, she did not invite them by any participation of sentiment." Remember he's not the only one to make that observation, Charlotte did too and tells Lizzy that women who don't show their affection risk losing the objects of it. Also if you truly think about it Mr. Bingley is not completely innocent here. If he truly loved Jane so much he wouldn't have needed Mr. Darcy's permission to marry her and would have never listened to him. Just something to think aboutTamispeare wrote:I accept your opinion, but I still don't think I would forgive him if I were her. Doing what he did by convincing Mr BIngley that Jane doesn't like him was HORRIBLE and selfish, a true friend doesn't behave like that. So even if he paid Mr Wikham's debts, he still can't fix what he had already done. He seemed arrogant to me in general.MysFan wrote:Tamispeare, I think she did speak to him about her view of his character. And it seemed pretty cutting to me. Sadly, at least a part of her speech was based on inaccurate information. Any of you ever do that? I have and WOW is it embarrassing!!! And even more embarrassing is the eventual apology. Elizabeth made an assumption of his character based on rumor, gossip and what may have been his lack of interest in socializing. That can often be seen as rude behavior.
There is no doubt that the tone of his early behaviour is one of superiority to most he sees. And he makes some pretty horrendous mistakes himself, hurting others as he moves along.
They both seem to stumble along missing the similarities in their personalities entirely and concentrating only on the differences.
Everyone's taste is so different, though. And to many her work represents the standard formula and may even be thought of as drek.
For me her characters have real personalities. They seem to step out of the box of the times, especially the women who were expected to be like cardboard cutouts, sitting quietly and sipping their tea. Virtually interchangeable except for their choice in attire. And the way she builds subtle instances of sarcasm and wit are quite unique to me.
And every once in awhile I like to see a happy ending.