Jessical Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Mari Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> She was ahead of her
> > time and gave us not women as many of the time
> > tended to be, but as we might wish they would
> be.
>
> One of the things I like best about Austen is how
> her characters (especially the female ones) manage
> to work within the bounds of their society
> to live authentic lives, honest to themselves and
> their ambitions. It resonates much more than
> over-the-top rebellion would, and sets a better
> (and more achievable) example to the audience,
> both contemporary and modern.
Jessical, I do agree with your point--most certainly! Specificity is sometimes difficult, but I did not mean to suggest in my original comment that Austen's women are firebrands or rebels-in-search-of-a-cause. Her characters seem quite real, and their reactions to life strike a chord of being true to the best of human nature.
-------------------------------------------------------
> Mari Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> She was ahead of her
> > time and gave us not women as many of the time
> > tended to be, but as we might wish they would
> be.
>
> One of the things I like best about Austen is how
> her characters (especially the female ones) manage
> to work within the bounds of their society
> to live authentic lives, honest to themselves and
> their ambitions. It resonates much more than
> over-the-top rebellion would, and sets a better
> (and more achievable) example to the audience,
> both contemporary and modern.
Jessical, I do agree with your point--most certainly! Specificity is sometimes difficult, but I did not mean to suggest in my original comment that Austen's women are firebrands or rebels-in-search-of-a-cause. Her characters seem quite real, and their reactions to life strike a chord of being true to the best of human nature.