It is precisely because there is no perfect life, I have to choose the life I want to live

Caterina 2022-04-21 09:03:35

This work shows Jane Austen's life in the second half of her life in a movie way. The story is set when she is 40 years old, single, still longing for love, and suffering from the cruelty of reality.

This version of Jane is most like her in my heart. She is playful and charming when flirting, and she is accurate and accurate when she complains about men. When writing, I am full of passion, unable to control myself, and I am the master of myself. When I return to reality, I am still hesitant and full of regrets in the face of difficulties.

The work does not paint us an image of a female writer who is "middle-aged, famous, independent, free, and fearless". What it tells us is that in an era that is more restrictive to women than today, even if the work is The well-known female writer, beloved by the Regent and with countless admirers, is still struggling in the vortex of reality.

In our opinion, she is indeed an amazing woman - she always chooses to listen to her heart, pursue seemingly illusory love instead of real wealth, and devote herself to writing instead of becoming a vassal of others. Her joking complaints about being unmarried, and her mother's inadvertent nagging and scolding are all real. They are chicken feathers scattered all over the floor and can't be cleaned up. Even Jane couldn't pick them up one by one and make them into a feather duster. It's good to clean up your life.

However, Jane's regrets can move and inspire me more than her brilliance. It is precisely because there is no perfect life that I have to choose the life I want to live. It is precisely the most independent and free women who are also regretful, lonely and regretful. , it made me understand that this is the normal state of life, and then have the courage to make decisions for myself and bear all the consequences.

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Miss Austen Regrets quotes

  • Fanny Austen-Knight: You like Mr. Haden!

    Jane Austen: He has very good teeth.

  • Mme. Bigeon: [late at night, both in nightgowns; strong French accent] My friend in Paris has read a wonderful new book called 'Raison and Sensibilite'

    Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility?

    Mme. Bigeon: My friend says, whoever the woman is who wrote this book, she knows more about love than anyone else in the world

    Jane Austen: Like someone who can't cook writing a recipe book

    Mme. Bigeon: Passion is for the young. It fades so quickly.

    Jane Austen: [wistfully] Not in our dreams

    Mme. Bigeon: Comfort remains, friendship remains, if you are lucky as I was.

    Jane Austen: Happiness in marriage remains a matter of chance

    Mme. Bigeon: But the fuss we make about who to choose. And love still dies and money still vanishes. And, spinster, lover, wife, every woman has regrets. So we read about your heroines and feel young again. And in love. And full of hope. As if we can make that choice again.

    Jane Austen: And do it right this time

    Mme. Bigeon: This is the gift which God has given you.

    [Jane Austen looks up sharply]

    Mme. Bigeon: It is enough, I think.