tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post2578170751326845563..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Jane Austen – Feminist Icon? by Val TylerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-89428535640247371732017-05-07T09:49:32.124+01:002017-05-07T09:49:32.124+01:00I'm inclined to agree with you, Val. A most i...I'm inclined to agree with you, Val. A most interesting post - thank you.Lynne Bentonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-82546367749381916182017-05-07T07:54:16.140+01:002017-05-07T07:54:16.140+01:00Thanks, Sue. I love talking Jane Austen with fello...Thanks, Sue. I love talking Jane Austen with fellow enthusiasts. Val Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504708163208266236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-33047436264567470602017-05-07T01:02:16.627+01:002017-05-07T01:02:16.627+01:00Oh, yes, class was very much in there. When Emma t...Oh, yes, class was very much in there. When Emma tries to get a "better" husband for Harriet, Mr Knightley points out that she has done the wrong thing by getting Harriet to turn down a nice, intelligent farmer in favour of a man who is unsuited to her and who won't be interested anyway ... Because, of course, class. Harriet is an orphan of no class, and not likely to end up married to someone much above her. Well, yes, Lizzie marries up, but she considers herself okay with that, as her father is a gentleman, and that should be good enough for Darcy, thank you very much! <br /><br />And yes, her heroines do all marry, but only men they love. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-59374774249378114602017-05-06T23:19:28.268+01:002017-05-06T23:19:28.268+01:00Thank you, Becca. I agree wth you. Thank you, Becca. I agree wth you. Val Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10504708163208266236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-90766964286793678842017-05-06T21:38:47.682+01:002017-05-06T21:38:47.682+01:00Yes! I love this post. It's good to recognise ...Yes! I love this post. It's good to recognise that historical figures were people just like us, but sometimes it can go too far in giving them ahistorical values because we want them to be like that. Or because it helps make a point.Becca McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09339982441409936532noreply@blogger.com