becoming

would you rather be loved and be forced to live apart from the one you love or
never know what it is to love and be loved in return?

i watched becoming jane tonight. i was prepared not to like it, but i was drawn in unexpectedly.
while the hero was a scoundrel, it was hard not to like him. i couldn't help but agree with anne shirley's statement that she would like her suitor to be a little wicked-or that he could be wicked and wouldn't.
and he was reformed by the end.












the contrast between the expectations for love and marriage of then and now were distinct. as easy as it is to laugh at speeches about the importance of a good match and the indispensable nature of money, it was more than just the value of that society. it was the reality-love wasn't enough to live off of. as much as i wanted the happy ending, it was a beautiful thing to witness the noble actions of the heroine, choosing the decent and unselfish thing, sacrificing a piece of her own happiness to do what was right. it made me cry a little. how different our society is-instead of rarely allowing love to live, the notion of love is embraced with great enthusiasm. we are appalled at the thought of being unable to be with the one you love, but in that idea, i feel that too much passes under the name of "love."

"jane should have not the man who offers the best price but the man she wants." sadly, circumstances do not always allow for what should happen. but her imagination seemed to allow her to make it through...
"my characters shall have, after a little trouble, all that they desire."

















"i think that you, miss austen, consider yourself a cut above the company."
"me?"
"you, ma'am. secretly."