while reading the sistuation with lucy steele and elinor i got a bad taste in my mouth. with all this "good breeding" it seems like it lends people (at least these women) to being deceitful and conniving. whatever fault marianne may have with overdramatizing at least she is honest and i would rather have those traits any day. i suppose i should take back my feelings formerly posted- marianne is awesome and elinor is driving me a little crazy. i think this is stemming from the book being so different from the movie...is it possible to not love emma thompson? i subit that it is not! :) her character here, in my opinion, seems like while she may be trying to keep everything prim and proper she in the process raises herself above everyone. She obviously feels like no one can manage without her help to keep them on the strait and narrow (even though this is partially true) but gosh she is so condescending!
i feel bad for lucy steele. maybe i just dont get it. i see her as a poor, uneducated, sorry girl who has been in an engagement long enough to not want to let her man go easily. this is a bad thing?please tell me your thoughts.
whew. ok im sure that i will yet again form a different opinion of her as the book progresses but i have to say the last few chapters have not improved my opinion of our dear elinor.
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this post referred to the first few chapters in part two.
I have to say, I still love Elinor. I think Marianne is the exception to the rule. I think Elinor is a victim of the society she lives in.
She loves her sister so much and is constantly looking for every opportunity to seek the best in Willoughby. She desperately hopes to find out his intentions are good.
i agree with you...its the society that is cumbersome- can you imagine being restrained like all the time. everyone nowadays speaks their mind so freely (just like marianne) its just so interesting coming from such a different place. i wonder what jane austen would think about how women act now. :)
I posted a comment on Saturday and it isn't here!!
That stinks Sarey! Can you re-post? I want to read what you had to say.
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