Topic 78 of 84: Jane´s story in modern times
Mon, Mar 20, 2006 (06:49) |
Miss Eyre (thornfield)
Just imagine the story was placed in modern
times. In which way would it differ from the
original? What are the obstacles or challenges,
considering status, age difference, personal
backgrounds & attitudes? Would it work out,
or not?
any opinions?
bye:-),
Miss Eyre
7 responses total.
Topic 78 of 84 [bronte]: Jane´s story in modern times
Response 1 of 7: Erye Etorb (etorb) * Fri, Mar 24, 2006 (13:32) * 1 lines
Have you seen the Jane Austin fan fiction site at http://austen.com ? That's a real mother lode of fan fiction.
Topic 78 of 84 [bronte]: Jane´s story in modern times
Response 2 of 7: Erye Etorb (etorb) * Fri, Mar 24, 2006 (13:32) * 1 lines
see http://austen.com/derby/
Topic 78 of 84 [bronte]: Jane´s story in modern times
Response 3 of 7: Miss Eyre (thornfield) * Fri, Mar 24, 2006 (17:00) * 7 lines
Yeah, I´ve just taken a look at the pages....
extensive link collections :-)! I didn´t know
that there was so much out there about
Jane Austen! amazing....
bye:-),
Miss Eyre
Topic 78 of 84 [bronte]: Jane´s story in modern times
Response 4 of 7: Erye Etorb (etorb) * Fri, Mar 24, 2006 (22:03) * 1 lines
Could you give us some examples to break the ice?
Topic 78 of 84 [bronte]: Jane´s story in modern times
Response 5 of 7: Miss Eyre (thornfield) * Sat, Mar 25, 2006 (07:08) * 33 lines
of course...
Well, I think a relationship of their sort would be no problem
today as difference in age or social status is not seen as a
problem in today´s *modern urban western society*
The only problem I see is the attitude of both of them towards
oneanother, and towards living together... modern women
are much less "convenient" than women of the 19th century,
in the sense that they expect their men to help them in the
daily tasks such as house-hold and parenting, especially
when they´re working, too!
Would Rochester have cooked dinner or changed his son`s
diapers if Jane had asked him? :-)) She never would have
asked in the first place! Nowadays, a man can´t escape
such things - if he likes it or not! LOL! I must confess that
the men´s hardships caused by women´s emancipation
amuse me greatly... my brother, for example, is able to
do all these things: he cooks, cleans his room & the windows,
does his laundry and irons his shirts. He knows it because
we, my mother and I, taught him by refusing to do it for
him! LOL! It took several years to educate him, and it was
quite a battle at times, but *now* he´s a pro... and the
woman who marries him will be thankful for having
relieved her of this struggle! ;-)))
I´m not sure if a man who is 20 years the woman`s
senior is *willing* to adapt to the new situation.....
bye:-),
Miss Eyre
Topic 78 of 84 [bronte]: Jane´s story in modern times
Response 6 of 7: Erye Etorb (etorb) * Mon, Mar 27, 2006 (19:54) * 1 lines
You really prepped that brother of yours, he will be quite a catch.
Topic 78 of 84 [bronte]: Jane´s story in modern times
Response 7 of 7: Miss Eyre (thornfield) * Sun, Apr 2, 2006 (05:58) * 23 lines
True, he`s prepared now to be a good modern
man! LOL! A good brother of late, I must say :-).
The whole point is to teach men respect, to
teach them that women are not primarily their
cooks, laundresses and cleaning ladies! It never
ceases to amaze me that as soon as there`s a
woman in the house, she is *expected* to do all
these things on her own! You know what I used
to say to silence my Dad or brother? - "You´ve
got two hands, five fingers each - you can do
it yourself!" LOL! Knockout guaranteed! ;-)))
BTW, the above strategy comes into operation
only when my brother is healthy... in sickness,
we nurse him, of course :-)
Anyway.
bye:-),
Miss Eyre
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