I love Emma Woodhouse as well as Fanny Price, though I don't think I exactly identify with either of them. Actually, I'm not sure I identify with any Austen heroines; I'm not sure if its because they're so very well-rendered, very much themselves, that there isn't a lot of room for identification, or the fact that they're written so long ago (and thus have an appealing but nonetheless very different set of values) gets in the way.
I've been meaning to do a series of posts about Austen novels since, like, the beginning of time. Possibly I should get on that.
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Date: 2012-08-15 12:34 pm (UTC)I love Emma Woodhouse as well as Fanny Price, though I don't think I exactly identify with either of them. Actually, I'm not sure I identify with any Austen heroines; I'm not sure if its because they're so very well-rendered, very much themselves, that there isn't a lot of room for identification, or the fact that they're written so long ago (and thus have an appealing but nonetheless very different set of values) gets in the way.
I've been meaning to do a series of posts about Austen novels since, like, the beginning of time. Possibly I should get on that.