Posted by ms taryn at adsl-61-135-162.rdu.bellsouth.net on June 16, 2003 at 02:34:03:
In Reply to: Jane Austen....... posted by SilentFilmStar on June 16, 2003 at 02:29:13:
that is an interesting point, but in the end of several of here novels, though her lead female characters were stubborn and unconventional all they needed "was a deep dicking" by the man they swore they didn't need. i wouldn't call her one of the first feminist, but i feel like she has a role in the women's movement's history.
... please excuse the weak argument, it's 2 30 and i'm trying not to think for myself on my summer vacation.
: wrote about women that were unconventional, opinionated and passionate about life, at a time when women were supposed to be docile, servile, and quiet. That's what I admire. I think it's actually possible to argue that Austen was one of the first feminists.
: : i HATE jane austen..... maybe it's because i really don't dig 19th century lit. what is it that you like about it. not asking for a justification, just wondering. i know a chick who took a whole semester of austen and it would have driven me crazy.
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: : : I'll be celebrating my 30th birthday later this year, although I'm not really expecting things to be much different than they are now, except I'll be moving into the next age category on any surveys I fill out. I work for Barnes & Noble. I'm a writer (short stories & a little poetry), although very few people have ever read anything I've written, because I'm very overprotective of my work. I'm an avid reader--if nothing else is handy, I'll read the cereal box. My favorite authors are Jonathan Franzen, Stephen King, and Jane Austen. I'm also a music freak--at this very moment, I'm listening to the soundtrack to "Down With Love." My favorite all-time artist is Paul Westerberg. I saw both my first foreign film and first silent film last year in the theater.
: : : Ok, maybe more than you wanted, but there you go. Your turn.
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: : : : all about yourselves... a little bio if you will, for all of us late-nighters. Come on... I know you guys love to talk, so spill it. Age, occupation, hobbies... whatever. Let's share.