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she's a genius in terms of having all the elements of her book wrapped up neatly and concisely in her first sentence, the wit, the sarcasm, the humour, the issue at hand (marrying off girls i.e.), everything! since, that's what he's best at!The following 4 member(s) liked the above post:
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angelirebelli
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- Maybe we should do like 2 or 3 chapters at a time coz its difficult to stop reading and also coz the chapters aren't that long. (Pl don't kill me me sayng this 
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angelirebelli
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The moment you turn the page to reach the
first chapter, and read the first sentence, the first thought that comes to
your mind would be, "WHAT A WAY TO BEGIN!" No wonder that sentence is
famous all over the world, and has been twisted and repeated umpteen times by
various novelists (not that any of those versions make as huge an impact as
Jane Austen did), but it never gets too cliched or boring. That's the magic of
Jane Austen. - Very well said... couldn't agree more...
The first sentence itself reveals Jane Austen's sense of humour, wit, intelligence to spot something so obvious but not so obvious at the same time, and of course the ocean of never-ending sarcasm directed at the English Society at large, and then you come to the conclusion that she is a gem to be treasured forever. - You bet
Her way of writing is more of "telling" kind rather than the "showing" kind which makes it a bit monotonous for those who do not enjoy fun and humourous writings, but her way of "telling" the story captures your attention from the very beginning. Trust me, it's her wit.
Language. Do I really need to say? It's impeccable, and also you get a glance at the English Society back in 1800s, which was so "refined", "proper", and "everything good".
I like Mr and Mrs Bennet's conversation for two very important reasons:
1. Their conversation shows what kind of
personalities they have, with Mr Bennet "having to dumb himself down" and still
not being able to match with Mrs Bennet's brain frequency, is just hilarious! - you know this is funny coz I think he makes his point with his sarcasm and Mrs. B thinks he is humoring her.. so its a win- win for both...
2. Jane Austen introduces almost every major character in the book in the cleverest manner possible, A CONVERSATION! This wasn't even obvious to you guys, was it? I mean you just overlooked it, right? I did too, and I did not capture this detail until this time when I actually sat down to review it. Of course she did not introduce the ever so hot and dashing Mr Darcy, but he did need an introduction that deserved fireworks, didn't he? After all he's our MAJOR character. And also you can sense how Jane Austen clearly refers to Lizzy as her major character since the conversation showed at least 2 sentences dedicated to Lizzy, while the others were granted barely a proper phrase.
All in all, it was quite neat the way she introduced all the characters that were required for a "roll call" at the beginning of the novel, and then dedicated the last paragraph to introduce the Bennet heads of the family.
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sorry,may i know ur name! *looks sheepish*
you can call me shalu though! if you love too much! The following 3 member(s) liked the above post:
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I like Mr and Mrs Bennet's conversation for two very important reasons:
1. Their conversation shows what kind of
personalities they have, with Mr Bennet "having to dumb himself down" and still
not being able to match with Mrs Bennet's brain frequency, is just hilarious! - you know this is funny coz I think he makes his point with his sarcasm and Mrs. B thinks he is humoring her.. so its a win- win for both...
then i'd get my darcy too! The following 3 member(s) liked the above post:
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angelirebelli
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sorry,may i know ur name! *looks sheepish* you can call me shalu though! if you love too much! The following 3 member(s) liked the above post:
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