Written on the 200th Anniversary of Jane Austen's Death

Alysha 2022-03-26 09:01:06

Today is the 200th anniversary of Austen's death, and I happened to be on the train watching the last of her six novel adaptations. These six films are also my most important viewing records in the past six months, and I have gained some catharsis and comfort from them. Yes, she's cured, and it's all happy endings, so the girls love it. It was only done at this time, and I only watched one version of each film, which seemed a little late, but maybe it was just right for me. Because when I was in my teens or twenties, I didn't understand her novels. I don't understand irony, I don't understand humor, and I don't understand love. Austin is rational, so she never married. This decision comes from her incisive judgment. The happiness of marriage requires wealth as the guarantee and the meeting of soul mates. As the characters in her novels show, men and women who are calculating or sentimental make a hasty compromise when they meet one or the other, and she, who is incredibly strong, makes the right choice. After reading "The Regrets of Jane Austen", the thing that moved me the most was that in a room full of sunshine, she wrote to a friend, "I am all alone, what happiness! "A person can be strong enough not to be invaded by loneliness, which is really enviable. She is wise, beautiful and humorous. She did miss some love that could lead to marriage, and it is not necessarily a pity. She just knows her every step and calmly Ushered in its ending. Her novels are all omniscient narratives, which makes it not difficult to adapt the film. The film's direct presentation of the characters and downplays the satire of the novel, which just suits my appetite. (I don't like the expression of irony. way, it means not being kind or being too proud, although it can add flavor to literary expression) so when we look at the utilitarianism of Mrs Bennett in Pride and Prejudice or the hypocrisy of Elizabeth in Northanger Abbey I just smiled knowingly and said in my heart, oh, she is such a person, and she won't have too much contempt. The negative characters often make the audience aware of them when they appear, so there will not be too much randomness when the real face is revealed. The hatred caused by being fooled by the positive characters. Therefore, although the characters are bright but not sharp, they still have a sense of authenticity after a long time. The heroine of each film probably has the shadow of Austin, a middle-class marriageable girl, and true love appears, almost If you miss it, it will come true in the end. Of course, each film has a gentle, kind and just gentleman. The protagonist must be a woman. The heroine of "Emma" is the most charming and conceited, and the heroine of "Mansfield Manor" is the most humble and introverted (2007 version of this The casting is too bad, which challenged my aesthetics), but all the protagonists are talented, smart, kind, and trustworthy. They often speak wise words in their mouths, which make people smile. So the viewing process is largely due to women. The performance of the main character is pleasant. Probably thanks to the rhythm of the novel, the films are also compact. Although they describe ordinary life, there are no thrilling scenes, but they cannot be distracted. And the best ones, "Pride and Prejudice", "Sense and Sensibility" and "Persuasion" have a strong sense of substitution, and the audience is often nervous because of worrying about the fate of the characters. The secret of the novel's longevity lies in its narrative, after the sadistic misunderstanding and waiting, it all inherits Lessing's " Laocoon's story comes to an abrupt end at a fertile moment. The reader and the audience feel unfulfilled when the emotions of the protagonist reach the climax, and because of the happy ending, they can put down the book or leave the computer with satisfaction. "Emotion". Ang Lee never disappoints. Although the age of the protagonist is hard, but the heroine of the screenwriter Emma. Thompson makes up for the slightly aging appearance with her grasp of the character. The audiobook of this novel is the material I used to practice general listening and pronunciation. I am familiar with the protagonist's name, but the emotional ups and downs when watching the movie are beyond my expectations. I don't understand the camera and the soundtrack, but I believe that Ang Lee's control of the two has fully aroused the audience's emotions. The most important thing is probably the character of the protagonist. Although the emotional Mariana is likable, the rational Eleanor is my favorite. I wrote in the short comment: "She finally waited for him; he finally waited for her. My sensibility hurts whose rationality." Forbearance is a noble character, restraint under the support of strong reason, and tears in the heart. A calm appearance and a decent demeanor. Humans are emotional animals, especially women. Very few people can really tolerate it. Ann in "Persuasion" also has a similar character, but she is flawed due to her blindness in her youth, and it seems that she created her own destiny, which reduces the audience's sympathy; , considerate, hide yourself. Although I knew that the ending was a reassuring lover, a good girl was finally cared for, and her uncontrollable crying also brought tears to my laughter, and I felt deeply distressed. Reality is crueler than art. Fate often doesn't treat her characters as kindly as Austen. I got my English literature enlightenment from my teacher, and now he seems to have almost forgotten what he taught me about literature, but he strangely keeps remembering the sentence he said to the ignorant us on the grass on the afternoon of the earthquake. Very important. He's talking about a spiritual match. "Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance." (Pride and Prejudice) What are the odds of meeting a soul mate? It's all about luck. If fate does not favor you, ask yourself if you have the courage to stop expecting like Eleanor, or enjoy the joy of being alone like Austin? "She finally waited for him; he finally waited for her. My sensibility hurts whose rationality." Forbearance is a noble character, a restraint supported by a strong rationality, a calm appearance with inner tears flowing into a river, a decent demeanor . Humans are emotional animals, especially women. Very few people can really tolerate it. Ann in "Persuasion" also has a similar character, but she is flawed due to her blindness in her youth, and it seems that she created her own destiny, which reduces the audience's sympathy; , considerate, hide yourself. Although I knew that the ending was a reassuring lover, a good girl was finally cared for, and her uncontrollable crying also brought tears to my laughter, and I felt deeply distressed. Reality is crueler than art. Fate often doesn't treat her characters as kindly as Austen. I got my English literature enlightenment from my teacher, and now he seems to have almost forgotten what he taught me about literature, but he strangely keeps remembering the sentence he said to the ignorant us on the grass on the afternoon of the earthquake. Very important. He's talking about a spiritual match. "Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance." (Pride and Prejudice) What are the odds of meeting a soul mate? It's all about luck. If fate does not favor you, ask yourself if you have the courage to stop expecting like Eleanor, or enjoy the joy of being alone like Austin? "She finally waited for him; he finally waited for her. My sensibility hurts whose rationality." Forbearance is a noble character, a restraint supported by a strong rationality, a calm appearance with inner tears flowing into a river, a decent demeanor . Humans are emotional animals, especially women. Very few people can really tolerate it. Ann in "Persuasion" also has a similar character, but she is flawed due to her blindness in her youth, and it seems that she created her own destiny, which reduces the audience's sympathy; , considerate, hide yourself. Although I knew that the ending was a reassuring lover, a good girl was finally cared for, and her uncontrollable crying also brought tears to my laughter, and I felt deeply distressed. Reality is crueler than art. Fate often doesn't treat her characters as kindly as Austen. I got my English literature enlightenment from my teacher, and now he seems to have almost forgotten what he taught me about literature, but he strangely keeps remembering the sentence he said to the ignorant us on the grass on the afternoon of the earthquake. Very important. He's talking about a spiritual match. "Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance." (Pride and Prejudice) What are the odds of meeting a soul mate? It's all about luck. If fate does not favor you, ask yourself if you have the courage to stop expecting like Eleanor, or enjoy the joy of being alone like Austin?

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Sense and Sensibility quotes

  • Elinor Dashwood: Marianne, please try... I... I cannot... I cannot do without you. Oh, please, I... I-I have tried to bear everything else... I will try... Please, dearest, beloved Marianne, do not leave me alone.

  • Marianne: Colonel Brandon.

    [Though trying to slip out, he eases slowly back into the room, almost afraid to speak]

    Marianne: Thank you.

    [a fleeting look of mild gratitude crosses his face from these first sincerely kind words she's ever spoken to him]