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skep 6 months ago

A two-chapter update of Pride & Prejudice that is small on paper but huge in drama.

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skep 6 months ago

One day I might remember to update the RSS feed correctly. But I wouldn't count on it.

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emilynhoward 6 months ago

You know, I've never thought of this till now, but I wonder if Darcy's letter isn't a bit of wish-fulfillment for socially awkward writer types. In real life, does writing someone a long email or letter ever actually work? 🤔 Yes, the letter serves the purpose of a plot dump, but I wonder if it isn't a bit of fantasy on Austen's part as well.

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skep 6 months ago

I agree that would be very on-brand for Austen. My biggest counter is that Darcy's only purpose in writing this letter is seemingly to clear up some confusion. He doesn't defend or apologize for his behavior outside of these two points, and I doubt he actually expects to see Elizabeth ever again.

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skep 6 months ago

So (spoilers!) it's hard to say that "fix things" was an intentional goal; but on the other hand, while Darcy doesn't know where the story is going, Austen certainly does.

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emilynhoward 6 months ago

That is true. Neither Elizabeth nor Darcy make a move towards each other after she leaves Rosings. I just wish life were so easy that you could just clear up a misunderstanding by writing a letter to someone. God knows I've tried...

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skep 6 months ago

I dunno, I feel like if you put in the effort to constructively lay out your feelings you should at least get some points for it.

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