not JA's best...
Posted by Chael on September 10, 1998 at 20:12:24:
In response to Northanger Abbey--Gothic Novel or Parody?, written by J.L. on September 08, 1998 at 18:44:58
] If so, I could potentially consider this a step backwards for JA, since her heroines are all very headstrong and independent, and the typical gothic heroine (from what I've encountered so far) is nothing more that an updated damsel in distress.
] --J.L.
Catherine Morland certainly is a departure from JA's other heroines. I thought she was a very weak character, and that was a big part of the reason why I didn't like Northanger Abbey as much as the others.
- Time NA was written Olivia Ann 17:13:19 9/14/98
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- Catherine KathleenB 13:09:57 9/13/98
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- Defending Myself re: NA J.L. 20:21:38 9/13/98
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- The Mysteries of Udolpho Silke 07:57:10 9/14/98
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- Udolpho and NA Constanza 08:52:54 9/14/98
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- But isn't that part of what JA was trying to get across? SandyW 18:01:34 9/20/98
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- But isn't that part of what JA was trying to get across? SandyW 18:01:34 9/20/98
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- Udolpho and NA Constanza 08:52:54 9/14/98
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- NA Chael 21:01:24 9/13/98
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- NA J.L. 07:26:27 9/14/98
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- NA J.L. 07:26:27 9/14/98
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- The Mysteries of Udolpho Silke 07:57:10 9/14/98
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- Defending Myself re: NA J.L. 20:21:38 9/13/98
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