This novel, which plays a pivotal role in the history of English literature, is in fact equally important on the reading lists of girls in our country who have grown up in this country for almost half a century. I seriously read it twice in the summer of my third year of junior high school graduation. Soon the enthusiasm from reading extended to a fascination with Jane Austen, which in turn extended to her other works: Sense and Sensibility, Emma…. But "Pride and Prejudice", just as its status is always different from Jane's other works, is always special in the hearts of many girls. Many people have only seen her work. In my opinion, that is enough. Pride is indeed Austen's most noteworthy work. Literary history and other professional perspectives, I'm sorry, I don't have one. However, I have my own feelings. These are the things that remain in my mind for over a decade.
According to the investigation of many future Austen fans (including many literary researchers in famous British schools), Austen never married. By the age of 41, she died of lymphoma after publishing 6 novels. Her family is very close to the Bennet family in "Pride". Her father came from a humble background and worked hard to get into Oxford. After graduation, he became a priest. Her mother came from a prestigious family, but it is said that she was fascinated by Jane's father's charm, married him, and was willing to live a poor life. I think all the heroines in Jane's writings have similar personalities to her, and this special charming personality should be partly derived from her father who advocates knowledge and personal struggle, and the other half is completely born out of her well-educated but distanced from the world. Mother. Absolutely perfect genes, in my opinion. Her mother gave birth to many children. (At that time, there was no contraceptive method, and I heard that many women died in childbirth.) Her mother had to rack her brains for the marriage of her roomful children for the rest of her life. Jane's impression is that her mother is a person who is more rational than emotional. This should be a contradictory description of the young Mrs. Austin. But I think that under the heavy burden of life, the daily hard work has worn away her romance and bravery like sand. Or, we can say, out of the tenderness of motherhood, she had to go to great lengths to find a good home for her children. Then, everything happened as "Ao" said. Jane is forced to participate in dance after dance that she finds boring and hilarious. It is said that such social interaction has affected her writing. Of course, it is also her source. It's just that our Jane must have been more annoyed than grateful for the prom when it was overwhelming. That's why the dances we see in the movies are loud and irritating, and the people at the dances are all terrifying. More funny than beautiful. Except for the moment when the protagonists get to know each other and dance.
The handling of the protagonist's character is very good. Erin has already praised Rosamund Pike. Keira Knightley's slightly flawed mouth shape is all just right in my opinion, embodying the essence of our playful Jane's great work.
The vistas of several English villages were enchanting, and the morning mist seemed to be clear and warm.
In fact, the women's attire in that era is what I yearn for most, with a simple bun and a high-waisted skirt. The white dresses worn by several heroines at the dance, with only simple pleated makeup, were so beautiful that I was enchanted. It's good to find it on Taobao~
Why can Austen's novels impress women in different regions of the planet for 200 consecutive years? And, no doubt, will continue to impress. How do you think about this issue?
Under the influence of the secular power represented by the mother, marriage will always exist in a transactional way, regardless of the era or national borders. Women use beauty, stature, and upbringing as capital to exchange men's ability, property, and status. This is each other's chips. All Lize wanted was a man with the same personality as him who would attract him. She doesn't care about family property, she cares about character. Darsy didn't care how well Lize played the piano, he fell for her courage to challenge the world and her very personal words and deeds. Simply put, it is like this, a beautiful picture, completed by novels.
However, we have to note that Lize really began to feel for Darsy, it seems that it started when she accidentally visited Darsy's apartment, and the sculptures she saw in his collection room, she seemed to be moved by his room of ancient Greek plaster statues . Of course, there's no denying that the key event is when she knows what he's done for her family scandal. So, let's ask, if Darsy was a man from humble background, it seems impossible that these things that moved Lize could exist and happen. Austin let it all come down to Lize telling his father with tears in his eyes: I love him, he's the same person I am. In my opinion, this is nothing more than a must for the topic of the novel. She realized they were the same after she agreed to Darsy's proposal.
I'm not trying to break the beauty of this story. When Lize and my father were in the study, I was literally moved to tears by them. I just want to ask, why is it always the story of the prince and Cinderella that moves everyone? Why is there never "Cinderella and the farmer happily together..." to be passed down through the ages?
It is estimated that everyone thinks that they are unique and full of personality girls in this world, and they must find a person who is worthy of them to marry. And he must be good, educated, knowledgeable, and capable, but it just so happens that their family has a social and economic status. Yes, just right. "It wasn't his money that moved me. Oh, maybe you don't understand, your slander was just out of jealousy!"
But this "just" was the key to how many loves that never end!
All good girls have the right to pursue perfection. Like Lize's mother scolding her for being selfish and callous when she turned down Collins' marriage proposal. The perfect man can balance the life of a good girl without any blame. TV shows like "Lovers in Paris" also make the perfect man seem less out of reach. After all, the people of our country are getting richer and richer, and boys from rich families are no longer the image of a single playboy. Now it's not just the parents of girls who are planning their bright future, even parents who have given birth to boys are staring at girls from rich families. "It's fine for a son-in-law!" I personally heard an elder I respect so talk to others about his son's marriage at Jiaotong University.
There must have been something called "pure" in Jane's mother's mind. Jane was also unmarried for life because of this thing. We work so hard for a fairy tale that has never lived on forever.
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