For me the author of the novel of
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen, made fun of the patriarchal society of the nineteenth
century, in which throughout her book she shows us how women perceive and see men and
how despite of the typical role which used to represent us, women are much more than what men believe. Clearly,
Lizzy is the evidence of this in the novel, due to the fact that she is a
person who expresses her opinion and
takes a firm stance with several issues. She is not afraid of thinking or just
being different from the rest. What´s
more, I believe that she has not the vision of
reality that has been imposed by others, actually, she has her own
vision of life and that is what makes her unique.
To continue with, as far as we know
and have already covered in classes, feminism is a movement which seeks for the
equality of genders, which means that , men and women have the same qualities,
rights and characteristics. Obviously, is well-known that in that era the reality
was other and the differences among
genders were extremely huge , since as
we may see in the novel women only have , better say, they did not have the
same rights and opportunities as men did. Sadly but true, the only thing or task in
which women could decide on was choosing an appropriate man to marry with,
otherwise, they will be completely, absolutely lost and excluded from society.
This draw my attention since though
Lizzy is shown that actually it is possible to have other opportunities, be
able to show opinions, being independent without leaving aside the fact of
being feminine as people thought. Even though, in that period of time when a
woman used to be like that was cataloged as if were a machote. Lizzy with her
cheerfulness and intelligence takes a firm stance of being a woman just as the
others but with those characteristics and that does not mean that she is less feminine.
Furthermore, also I would like to
add that Elizabeth goes against the typical rules that forbid women to be just as the way they want or are.
She sees differently the word and that makes her unique and attractive to
Darcy.
To end up with, Jane Austen writes
with a feminine voice, which really empowers women to be much more of what is
expected in men’s world as Lizzy does. Besides, through the book Pride and Prejudice, the author, Jane Austin
makes us realized about the reality of women in those days through the eyes of
a woman, who is Lizzy. Moreover, it is interesting that it was a male
world, a male hero but the protagonist is a woman...
What do you think about this?
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ResponderEliminarCarolina, your comment really caught my attention because, even though feminism is a trite issue, it's still an important topic nowadays. Feminism assumes that the treatment of being treated differently than men is cultural and that there is a way to change that and not simply the way the world is and must be.
ResponderEliminarAs you mentioned above, the role of women in "Pride and prejudice" was to marry successfully to a man of importance, fame and money.In order to achive this, women had to act in graceful, pleasing and amusing manners to get the status of a flawless maiden. If we think about it, now it's almost impossible to live in a world like that (obviously there are some exceptions). It's difficult to now find a woman which her role is to be in her house, taking care of children, cooking and cleaning. Now it's a mixture of many other things, including the above, such as going to the gym, going to work, going out with her friends, and so on.
Moreover, Lizzy could be the exact illustration of what we are now, and what other women are trying to be in this world where machismo still exists. And I strongly believe that it would not dissapear so easy.
As a personal thought, I was so captivated by the author´s words that I couldn't stop reading it until I had finished it. I love this book. It is written from a woman's point of view in that time. Pride and Prejudice makes me think of one word in particular: equality. Especially the discussion between Miss Bingley, Mr Darcy and Elizabeth. I find myself thinking about it so much. I love the intensity of the characters, and the thinking that goes into each of their conversations.
“He is a gentleman, and I am a gentleman's daughter. So far we are equal.”
― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice