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Some thing people may not know about me is my love of Jane Austen, Keira Knightley, movies and England. Recent obsessions they may be but curious as they are. Three of my favorite movies are those either involved with Jane Austen, Keira knightley, England and depression. Here is a brief overview... (in order from which i loved to those i liked.)



Pride and Prejudice.
Young Women in the 1700s and 1800s--any women actually--were rather intrigued with marriage. Intrigued is a word that falls short of their obsession. Marriage to them was their whole life. What would they do when their parents died? become a seamstress? Who on earth would marry a seamstress? One young Lizzy was not of that sort. Of course she was interested but becoming obsessed like her sisters was out of the question. Lizzy delved into her father's books and into her sisters romantic life. Oh yes she admired men and even had hopes for one but that young sir was a great dissapointment. Lizzy's stubborness was great but her pride was the only thing stopping her from an easily happy marriage. Watching her sister falling in love had given her hope only to find Jane's heart exposed to the worlds bitterness. All the while she refused an offer from a most out of the ordinary cousin, delt with her other sister's immaturity, watched as Jane set out to London to find her love, went to visit a friend who accepted the odd cousin only to refuse Darcy, who has, in her opinion, a great pride when really, it was her pride and his prejudice. After one of the younger sisters sets out to make the whole family a tragedy by intensive flirting, the story takes a turn when lizzy goes with her aunt and uncle only to find their carriage break in front of Darcy's home. After an awkwardly pleasant trip to his home with her aunt and uncle, she returns home concerned about that younger sibling who ran away with her first love and Lizzy had own news of a love that she would like to keep as a secret. Finding about the younger's engagement, she finds Darcy helped with the wedding and that Jane's love returned to their town. Jane accepts his proposal. To finish the story, Dary's evil aunt sets Lizzy off and a morning spent outside leads to an engagement with the rich and charming Mr. Darcy. A truly hapy ending that i have to see over and over. The movie doesnt show Lizzy's emotion as well as the book which is where her thoughts and judgments fill the pages.


Atonement.
It may be something in the peaceful forests of Britain or just the characters mysterious ways that makes one fall so much in love with the picture forming while the film rolls on. Pleasantly frustrating, as he tries to get in, you know she has feelings for him. Bitter they may be, but feelings none the less. Yet when everything seems to come together, it just takes a turn with a small little problem. That problem lies and assumes. The assumptions then lead to misery from both ends of the love stricken couple. Seeing as though that little problem could not live with herself, she had them see eachother once more before there lives pass. As the story continues one comes aware that the lovely couple never has a chance to see one another ever again as they both parish within the same year. The novel and picture are of the depressing sort and one feels strangely hurt and depressed after watching and reading Atonement.


Becoming Jane
Jane Austen is my favorite writer without a doubt. She livved to age forty one and started her works at age twenty one. Without marriage, she wrote only of her own experiences. The movie tells the story of two different people coming together and tearing away. Austen live din the country, Lefroy lived in London. Austen wrote (in private which the movie did NOT address) Lefroy was a lawyer who was supported by his uncle. Lefroy was forced to livewith his relatives in the country where he met Austen. Their introduction wasnt so pleasent. They argued a lot as Lefory thought her a joke and she thought him.. pompous. He quickly bgan to flirt and it took her some time as to get over her pride and see him as the one she loved. The next day he left. They met eachother again, traveling. He went to ask his uncle for permission to marry her and he said no. When they didnt know what to do Lefroy decided to side with his Uncle (seeing as though he supported Lefroy.) Jane of course left living in sorrow and pitty but making it. When he showed up the next time, he was engaged and she was too (she did not want anything to do with her man but rudely accepted.) Lefroy asked her to run away with him. she said yes. She realized he had to support many mnay mnay siblings back in Ireland and left him, of ocurse she was still in love. Lefroy married and later named one of his daughters Jane (which may just be the cutest thing ive ever heard even if it didnt happen and it was just in the movie.) They saw eachother when Jane had published her five novels and Jane Lefroy was excited to meet her. Austen then did a reading (upon Jane's request) and of course Lefroy couldnt help but smile as he saw her again. (they added a cute ending but her love life was very sad indeed.)





“I think every girl is looking for her Mr Darcy.” Keira Knightley
How interesting the life of Jane Austen is even though her days were long and boring giving her pleanty of time to think. What i would give to live in England in that time period with balls and ribbons as a huge ordeal.
"A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment." Jane Austen