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Whatever bears affinity to cunning...
Written by Lia
(5/4/2007 6:30 p.m.)
in consequence of the missive, Quote Chapter 6, penned by Carolyn
Darcy's statement that "I cannot boast of knowing more than half a dozen [women]... that are really accomplished" I likewise take at face value (am I too literal?) I think Darcy is being straightforward: he does expect a great deal from women. High expectations is the opposite of misogyny. Darcy has had much experience with women throwing themselves, or being thrown by their mothers, in his way (CB is the generic example), who are introduced as 'highly accomplished.' Like us modern day consumers faced with TV advertising, he has become skeptical of these claims. IMO "A lady's imagination" and "With great energy" are examples of his wit. Even if he is sincere in believing these statements I don't think they qualify as misogyny. "She smiles too much" -- I took this as evidence that he is hard to please and was perhaps grumpy about going to the ball; but with more thought, I believe he is again being skeptical, analytical, and reading too much into things. He knows nothing of Jane's character; he probably sees her smiles as flirtatious, as an attempt to captivate the rich men. And whatever bears affinity to cunning....
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