[ SECRET POST #3556 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3556 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

01.
[Lord of the Rings trilogy]



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02.
[pride and prejudice; unnamed others]


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03.
[Endeavour]


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04.
[Tim Curry / Movies: IT, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clue, Legend]


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06.
[Loud House]


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[MST3K]














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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think Pride and Prejudice really fits that trope. Or it only does so superficially. It's certainly not the Ur-example. The bastardisation of it might be.

The point of the story is not some overly romanticised ideal of true love conquering the villain. It's much more realistic, actually. Although, if you have only seen all the varieties of screen adaptations, it's probably understandable to reach that conclusion.

The point of the book, however, is that it's a mutual process. It's about compatibility. They both have to grow and change to be able to be together in the end. Darcy is neither the abusive, unredeemable villain some gothic pulp novels would have, nor is he the shy, socially awkward dork that is really only misunderstood by bitchy Lizzie.

Austen may be a lot of things, but she's not simplistic. And she didn't have any illusions about romantic relationships either.