Fear, Change, Fear Of Change, Change of Fear

Ok. So maybe Austen does not often mention God. This blog unites people's relationship with God and how it affects their will power to change. Does Elizabeth seem like a model-catholic girl to you? She doesn't fear anything, but rather respects all. Is she better off than those terrified by social etiquette?

Objections?

Austen's characters continuously question the definition of marriage. Does Austen intend to criticize her characters' beliefs, or to merely inform her readers? Is it possible that Austen's alter-ego is Elizabeth? Is it her way of condemning such a society?

Respect, Fear, And Other Forms of Pride

Men and women have very specific guidelines concerning their attitude in society. How is Elizabeth's struggle against these norms seen in her society? What role do the Redcoats have in the novel? Maybe Austen chooses to include them to distract the reader as they distract its characters as well.


Letters of correspondence play a major role in the novel's development, as they reflect characters' thoughts. How is pride, prejudice represented in such letters? While respect plays a superficial role in Austen's world, fear, pride, and prejudice govern the characters' behavior. Most characters have polarized personalities, and only Darcy's, Elizabeth's, and Mr. Bennet's provide some sort of entertaining refuge from such monotony.

Two Sides To Every Page

In what light do characters view pride and prejudice in Austen's novel? Do they see them as negatively as the reader does? What motive could Austen have in showing this contrast? How do Austen's beliefs regarding pride and prejudice compare and contrast to those of her characters?

"Sin Querer, Queriendo" ("Purposely Accidental")

Throughout Pride and Prejudice, Austen poses a dichotomy, contrasting appearing and being. The novel itself ironically exemplifies this. It seems to portray a superficial story though passive voice and monotonous sentence structure, which Austen may purposely intended to truly characterize the context. In other words, does the style reflect the plot and its characters?

Pride, Prejudice, and New Clothes

I hope Austen's Pride and Prejudice has more to it than what meets the eye. For everyone's sake. I scavenge for interesting, hidden gems within the novel. The plot doesn't hint at anything interesting worth the reader's time. So, to remain calm, I must convince myself that either Austen has an intellectual reason for writing of such a shallow series of events, or that I am simply ignorant of what genius there may be in her words. Either way, I feel as if asked to make a carton of orange juice from a single bonsai fruit.

Coming soon...

Colorful, insightful blog with screen shots and references to the film on Pride and Prejudice coming soon.