Lately I was inspired by a friend (SarahP who adores Mr Darcy from Pride & prejudice- and yes it was written by Jane Austen ) to read on Jane Austens' books. I used to read her books but as time passed, I kind of lost my touch with English literatures. Perhaps maybe I find literatures a little wee bit boring.^_^
I think everybody knows Jane Austen.Her famous work ,"sense and sensibility", pride and prejudice", "emma" ....Okay I only know 3 of her works.Don't get me wrong coz I love my Jane Austen.It is just that I am just not the biggest enthusiasts in the world on her . I do admit that I have not even read every single book she had written. In short, I enjoy her observance,details, wit and her ability to have readers (like Sarah P) feel as though they have infiltrated a world that has long since passed.
(this is for you Sarah ... ya!)
She writes in a way that I can picture the stiffness of Mr Darcy and that I can reach out and touch Anne's pain or suffer with Eleanor's shyness. I'm just as annoyed with Kitty and Lydia as if I had lived in the Bennett house and had to suffer with their nonsense.
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"Mrs Musgrove was of a comfortable substantial size, infinitely more fitted by nature to express good cheer and good humour, than tenderness and sentiment; and while the agitations of Anne's slender form, and pensive face, may be considered as very completely screen, Captain should be allowed some credit for the self- command with which he attended to her large fat
personal size and mental sorrow have certainly no necessary proportions. A large bulky figure has as good a right to be in deep affliction, as the most graceful set of limbs in the world. But, fair or not fair, there are unbecoming conjunctions, which reason will patronise in vain, - which taste cannot tolerate, - which ridicule will seize. "
Is she implying that the pudgy, portly and altogether plumply do not do solemness and sadness and indeed - that when they DO do it, they look ridiculous and funny?
Is she implying that the pudgy, portly and altogether plumply should stick to loud guffaws and determined streaks of happiness with the sole intent of promoting other people to be happy and merry and perhaps engage in a little jig around the drawing room?
So my question is: Is Jane Austen a sizeist?
I think I shall go for a turn about the room and recover my senses.I think I am being overly sensitive. Anyway it's just one of my random thoughts while reading it.
P/S no 1 : If you're reading this and you feel that I am feeling pudgy, portly and altogether plumply ... don't be...^_^ I am not sad or hurt or angry. I just happen to come across the text and feels that it would be interesting if I share it out in my blog. ^_^
See... I'm not ^_^
P/S no 2 : I am having a hectic cycle this month. So I will not blog and comment as much as I want but I will keep continue reading blogs.^_^
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pride & prejudice - this is a solid piece
My dear, I do not think that Jane Austen is, as you put it, a sizeist. As you may well see, Jane Austen herself isn't what you would call skinny, and may be even be called "fat" by today's size-zero society.
And I take it that you took the passage from Persuasion, whereby we are talking of Mary Musgrove, Anne's sister. I do believe, my dear, that you have missed an important point here, and that is, Mrs Musgrove is with child at this point in the story. And we know full well the emotional imbalances of a pregnant woman. Therefore, the "unbecoming conjunctions" refers not to Mary's physical appearance, but rather her conduct, her attitude. So yes, our Jane Austen isn't a sizeist! ;)
And no, darling, I do NOT think that you're pudgy, portly or plumpy either. :D
P.S: You should do a post on the altogether delicious Mr Darcy! *swoons*
johhny : totally agree..!!
missjaneaustenfan: Thanks so much for pointing it out. I never really thought that it could be like that .. interesting.. I feel the urge to analyze more of the characters LOL.. anyways thanks for the complements and probably someday I would analyze on Mr Darcy's character.. *grin*
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well, i really get to know about jane austin only after i watched the movie 'becoming Jane', which was a real great movie~~~~~~ and i felt sorry for her, not being able to pursue her own dream...
i guess that's y she wrote those great pieces of literatures)))
well, plus i love Anne Hathaway, who acted as Jane in the movie, and Keira Knightly in Pride and Prejudis.....
alas, i wish i can meet these gorgeous ladies one day~~~
peace~~
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