READ BLOG FIRST! You might wonder why I didn't simply put the videos last instead of this message...well it's 10:56 PM and I'm on a tight schedule that allows no time for excessive copying and pasting..only for writing unnecessarily long statements of instruction like this one.
Okay, so Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, I have concluded, is a throwback version of one of my all time favorite movies from my pre-teen and teenaged years, A Cinderella Story. A Cinderella Story is a story about a young girl who's parents have passed away and who lives with her "evil step mom and step sisters." In this case, the step mom represents Lady Catherine in this last part of the book. Upon hearing that Darcy plans on marrying Elizabeth, Lady Catherine pulls Elizabeth aside and tells her how absurd of an idea that is!!! She tells Elizabeth that she is not to marry Darcy because of her low social status and that Elizabeth is obligated to obey her because of “the claims of duty, honour, and gratitude” (Austen, 282). Elizabeth objects saying, “I am . . . resolved,” she says, “to act in that manner, which will, in my own opinion, constitute my happiness, without reference to you, or to any person so wholly unconnected with me" (Austen, 282) (YOU GO GIRL!!!!!). This reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from the movie, that I regret to admit, I was unable to find on YouTube. The scene shows Hilary Duff's character Sam asserting her independence and quitting her job at the diner to live her dreams and end the control that her step mother has so wrongly imposed on her throughout her life (spoiler alert). However, I was able to find a scene from earlier in the movie (the lower video) accurately displaying the relationship between the Sam and her step mother. Both Sam and Elizabeth are looked down upon for who they are and where they come from; however, in the end, the defy the opinions of others to find true happiness for themselves. For the fun of it, in the trailer, I like to imagine the two evil step sisters as Miss Bingley and her sister. Hahahahahahhaha. Enjoy!
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