Thursday, March 6, 2008
On second thought...
I wonder if anyone took Jane Austen or the Bronte sisters seriously when they wrote their romances. Probably not too many. "It's a silly story," they would have said, "things like that don't really happen." They still do say it, and people don't really change much with the times, after all. But then, why is it that those books are now some of the most famous, most often read? Because we all want to believe in a beautiful story? And if so many of us want to believe it, and a scant few of us really do believe it, than surely it must be allowed to happen every once in awhile?
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oh that mr. darcy! yum. we actually talked about the phonmenon of this type of writing in my 'sex and violence in victorian london' class, and it was all about the morality of the people. the upstanding you woman who does not seek wealth is always the one who ends up with the hot man and his wealth. those crazy victorians...
My mom told me yesterday about a couple who had their "diamond marriage" (dou you have that custom as well?). And that some people seem to be only happy. And they had build up an enterprise together.
And I said that I don't see it as that romantic at all, if you have a shared business existence, you HAVE to stay togehter because divorce would mean the ruin for both.
Is there really such a thing that is only romantic?
Is it worth seeking it, that's the next question, something that's only and totally romantic.
But, I realized, that those girls who told and still tell the most about their great and adorable relationships seem to have those relationships without "love", you know what I mean?
Someone who's happy carries happiness in his or her heart and encloses it in it for not losing or spoiling it. Someone who tells everyone about her or his happy relationship, especially to impress others....they carry a "happiness" open on a silver plate to show everyone.
Best wishes,
your,
Jackie
Yeah, I don't know if the relationships that are based soley on romance ever last. You need something more substantial. Romance is well and good, but it doesn't substitute for love.
Of course you need romance. Love isn't all you need. It's only half of the equation. It's the romance that keeps love alive.
I completely agree. It's when people think that romance IS love that they've got a real problem.
I base all of this, of course, on mere observation and may one day be suprised to learn I've got it entirely wrong. In fact, that's what I'm expecting to happen. :D
My dad told us a couple months ago to stop watching those Jane Eyre movies, because we don't believe in passionate love stories.
He may speak for himself.
Besides, they were Jane AUSTEN movies, thank you very much.
They are the best, aren't they? :)
Interesting that this is my most-commented-upon post yet. Evidently more people than I thought love a good love story. I knew there was a reason I liked you people. :D
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