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So, for my outside reading assignment, i decided to read Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin. And so far, I think its pretty.... informative. I mean, I'm a little behind, so I can't provide much of an opinion. It's not neccesarily the kind of book that automatically grabs my attention, but I've heard so many great things about it, that I had to read it. And I thought the movie was spectacular! But I think that it's easy enough to understand that I can keep reading it... well that and i kinda have to haha.
At this point, I think that the main literary element would be the motif of pride. Because it's brought up so much, and...well the book is freakin NAMED after it. And the point of view is just third person, and so far it hasn't switched anywhere else. And the imagery really isnt extraordinary, for example, when Mr. Darcy is first seen, he's just described as "drew the attention if the room by his fine, tall person, handsom features." Not very descriptive right?
But then again, I'm still only at the beggining, and it may change later on. But I highly doubt that. I think that Jane Austin decided to stay blunt with the story because she wanted to get the main point accross, instead of distracting you with metaphors and symbolism. And right now I think that the true message of the book is that while pride is valuebal, you don't want to let it get in the way of love.
But what would be nice, is if she would add some tone into the story. Because it's written in third person, and it's just plain informative. I know that informative is a theme, but it's not a very exciting one. The reason I actually bear with this book is because the plotline is so interesting. I just feel that it could of been wroten more in-depth.
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Fun blog, Caitlin! I love how your fun personality comes through when you write it. I'd like to read Pride and Prejudice sometime. I love the story, even though the book sounds a little...slow-paced. :)
ReplyDeletelol thanks for the comment amy ^_^
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