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Tash Jayasinghe
CibbuanoPride and Darcy
September 18th 2007 05:58
Once upon a time in a land a long way away, a man I was entertaining said to me that his hero was Darcy. I promptly turned into a puddle on my brand new kitchen floor. It was as if he whispered Darcy's original proposal into my ear: "In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you."
Buy why did I suddenly feel that way?
Jane Austen released her hopelessly romantic novel to the world almost 200 years ago and the waves of influence is still being felt, particularly by me on this occasion.
Darcy, in fact, was a pig-headed, arrogant, stubborn man. When his initial proposal was rejected, he chucked a un-gentlemanly hissy. He even broke up love struck couples. There should be no logical reason why a woman would be attracted to him, unless she was a masochistic.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that you can't change a man/woman so chances are, after the novel ended Elizabeth moved to Pemberley and Fitzwilliam Darcy returned to his former "I know what's best for everyone" self.
What kind of a name is Fitzwilliam anyway?
Women only love him because Elizabeth brought him to his knees and made him see the metaphorical light. He was the epitome of pussy-whipped. Maybe if we (women) think he exists, then other men like him are bound to be in that big ocean.
Am I being too cynical?
Buy why did I suddenly feel that way?
Colin Firth - Mr. Darcy
Darcy, in fact, was a pig-headed, arrogant, stubborn man. When his initial proposal was rejected, he chucked a un-gentlemanly hissy. He even broke up love struck couples. There should be no logical reason why a woman would be attracted to him, unless she was a masochistic.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that you can't change a man/woman so chances are, after the novel ended Elizabeth moved to Pemberley and Fitzwilliam Darcy returned to his former "I know what's best for everyone" self.
What kind of a name is Fitzwilliam anyway?
Women only love him because Elizabeth brought him to his knees and made him see the metaphorical light. He was the epitome of pussy-whipped. Maybe if we (women) think he exists, then other men like him are bound to be in that big ocean.
Am I being too cynical?
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Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
I am, somehow, both a hopeless romantic and an eternal cynic. From this I suspect you may be silimilar. Something about Pride and Prejudice just makes it so enduring - and Darcy so appealing. Even though he's everthing you say, he's still a bit of a bad boy who can see the light - and that's irresistable. I would be suspicious if he was nice. Lol.
Nice post.
Michaelie