bright_star says:
Elizabeth Bennet is perhaps the most independent of Austen's heroines. Of course, we're all rooting for her to find true love and she does settle down in the end. But what do you think of the notion that the "heroine's journey" in Austen always seems to end with marriage? Austen herself never married, but weddings seem to exist as "proof" that her heroines have come full circle and are successful. Is there an Austen novel that you think might have ended just as happily without marriage? Is Austen's creative choice to end with marriages simply a sign of her times?
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Jan 31, 2008
12:03 am
12:03 am
yangluqi says:
Though marriage can always be found in her novel, it is wonderful. I like full circle final.
Though marriage can always be found in her novel, it is wonderful. I like full circle final.
Feb 3, 2008
3:51 am
3:51 am
rainingdown says:
I think it might be her writing of a journey that she wished to make herself.
I think it might be her writing of a journey that she wished to make herself.
Feb 28, 2008
8:46 am
8:46 am
kmarte says:
i agree i think we wrote it becuase thats what she wanted as well. during austen's time it was more acceptable for a woman to marry and i think it left a gap in her and she tried filling it with her novels
i agree i think we wrote it becuase thats what she wanted as well. during austen's time it was more acceptable for a woman to marry and i think it left a gap in her and she tried filling it with her novels
Mar 31, 2008
8:13 pm
8:13 pm
BonnieP says:
OK - I am on this insane Jane Austen kick, which stared about a month ago when I saw the Masterpiece theater Pride and Prejudice. then I read it, then I read Sense and Sensibility, then Persuasion, Now Emma. There is a pleasure in the way these women speak for themselves and negotiate a place for themselves in the context of the society they travel in. You bet these stories always end in marriage, it's a convention of the romance, but the heroines are extremely independent and it seems a victory that they find a worthy mate and a happy marriage, and they hold on to their integrity despite silly parents, impending poverty and social pressure.
OK - I am on this insane Jane Austen kick, which stared about a month ago when I saw the Masterpiece theater Pride and Prejudice. then I read it, then I read Sense and Sensibility, then Persuasion, Now Emma. There is a pleasure in the way these women speak for themselves and negotiate a place for themselves in the context of the society they travel in. You bet these stories always end in marriage, it's a convention of the romance, but the heroines are extremely independent and it seems a victory that they find a worthy mate and a happy marriage, and they hold on to their integrity despite silly parents, impending poverty and social pressure.
Apr 2, 2008
7:51 pm
7:51 pm
KennethGriswold says:
I've noticed that the strong heroines of Austen are only "conquered" shall we say by the stronger personalities of the men with whom they fall in love. I find the men are inspirational for their strong and good personalities. Austen's heroines refuse to settle for less than a man who is worthy of them.
I've noticed that the strong heroines of Austen are only "conquered" shall we say by the stronger personalities of the men with whom they fall in love. I find the men are inspirational for their strong and good personalities. Austen's heroines refuse to settle for less than a man who is worthy of them.
Apr 6, 2008
10:28 am
10:28 am
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