Happy women’s day!
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Some eye candy because we deserve.
And it's been a while since this gorgeousness showed up here. Ah... Bova!
And I keep discussing Pride and Prejudice’s female characters. How appropriate!...
So after discussing Charlotte, I’d like to explain my ideas on Lizzy and
how I see their friendship.
After mulling over all the stuff I posted previosuly, I came to the
conclusion that Lizzy and Charlotte are opposite to each other in many ways.
At first I only saw Jane as Lizzy’s opposite - or complement. Kinda of a
‘Yin and Yang’ thing. Jane is calm and lovely while Lizzy is witty and
petulant. In my opinion it was the reason they were so close, a lot closer to
each other than to the other Bennet sisters.
Def by Wikipedia: In Chinese philosophy, the concept of yin-yang, is used to describe how seemingly opposite or contrary forces are interconnected
and interdependent in the natural world; and, how they give rise to
each other as they interrelate to one another. Many natural dualities
(such as female and male, dark and light, low and high, cold and hot,
water and fire, life and death, and so on) are thought of as physical
manifestations of the yin-yang concept.
Lizzy is impetuous, fast tongued, quick to misinterpret people and
situations although she congratulates herself on being a shrewd observer.
Charlotte is the good observer: she’s the one who sees stuff - or
foresees the consequences - and advises Lizzy on best ways to act. She does
that several times concerning Wickham, Darcy, Bingley. Lizzy waves off her
comments with a sarcastic joke about making jest of neighbors learned from her
father.
Last post I talked about ‘emotional intelligence’ and how little Lizzy
had IN MY POINT OF VIEW. Lizzy was young - around 20 years old - while
Charlotte was already 27. Not that age is the determinant measure of maturity
and emotional balance but one have to concede that being older a person has had
more opportunities to live different situations and learn how to deal with the
world. Not to mention deal with our own mistakes.
does maturity always murder dreams?
So in this subject of emotional balance Charlotte is Lizzy’s complete
opposite. Her choice in taking action to dig a marriage proposal out of Collins
who, aside from Lizzy’s prejudice, was a really difficult fellow to swallow
shows just how much self-control and determination she had. Charlotte was a
woman with a plan and strong-willed enough to put it to action.
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Lizzy let her hurt pride and her petulant prejudice towards the handsome rich fool blind her and she refused a marriage offer that was irrefutable at the time. Not only Darcy was rich and well-connected, he could provide for her whole family of females who didn’t have much of a perspective in life after Mr Bennet’s demise or a chance of such a profitable marriage for any of her other sisters.
So, only
a few months ago I realized that Charlotte is the opposite of Lizzy, like
positive/negative, black/white. Charlotte is centered while Lizzy is impetuous;
Charlotte is conniving while Lizzy is passionate.
opposites attract - couldn't help it! This is is fun!
I never doubted that Lizzy and Charlotte were friends. It’s plain for
anyone to see (read) that they have a genuine friendship. Maybe young impulsive
headstrong Lizzy needed both Charlotte’s cold blood and Jane’s charming nature
to find balance.
In case you are wondering why I brought up such subjects, I have to tell
you that my new story is centered on Lizzy and Charlotte and I explore this
symbiosis.
Curious?
Take a look at my ‘Fanfics in English’ page.
Next
post is on Darcy. And my new story’s tripod will be explained and I’ll start
posting.
Get ready
for ‘fifty miles of rocky road’.
bj, see you soon.
