Elinor is too generous sometimes...

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Elinor is too generous sometimes... Written by Heather Leigh (10/5/2009 1:16 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, I thought this one too, penned by Barbara

What an understatement - "Lucy does not want sense" -- when Lucy's "sense" is so extreme that it should be called self-interest, calculation, hypocrisy, scheming, and deception!

(ahem. pardon my indignation.)

But then, we have seen from the example of the Dashwoods and Willoughby that "everything good" (financially) can be gained from these qualities.

The question would be - whether Edward could be happy with a calculating, hypocritical, and scheming wife, even if her character resulted in financial gain and social status for him? Hard to imagine that Lucy's character could be the foundation for a happy relationship between them.

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First person. Reeba (10/4/2009 7:48 a.m.)

"Thesis" of the novel in this paragraph? Heather Leigh (10/5/2009 12:56 a.m.)
- I thought this one too Barbara (10/5/2009 11:49 a.m.)
  - Elinor is too generous sometimes... Heather Leigh (10/5/2009 1:16 p.m.)
  - It will be interesting to see where ... TimLee (10/5/2009 12:02 p.m.)
love it! Heather Leigh (10/5/2009 12:49 a.m.)
very intriguing Ivonne (10/4/2009 10:27 p.m.)
It's like talking to the readers :) (nfm) Lex (10/4/2009 7:52 a.m.)
- New to Pemberley? Myretta (10/4/2009 8:02 a.m.)

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