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What did you think of the movie? What connections did you see between the movie and the novel? What is the movie saying about independence?

I liked the movie even though we should of watched pride and prejudiced! I enjoyed seeing the comparison of the two and how she wrote about what she could relate to. I noticed how Mr lefroy was a butthole at first and so was Mr. Darcy. Also how Lydia was similar to Jane sister in the movie. How Mr Lefroy and Jane were going to run off like Lydia and Wickham did. The movie is saying that independence if scarce but it is impossible if you are strong enough to take of yourself as a women. Many people dont approve of it but it is possible

To people in movie: "Why you no dieee?"

the movie was ok it was not dark knight, but it was interesting some parts were really funny. It was sorta annoying when the class went AWWWW to some parts. they were lots of connections i would call them out during the movie, i guess Jane wrote the story based on her life just made it happier at the end. The end was ehhh if Jane really did love that dude she should gone with him then figure out about the family later. It not toms fault the family is suffering... OH WELLL The book and the movie promoted Independence sorta but saying that it isn't easy so watch out.

Becoming Jane...

I loved the movie very much. Thank you! I didn't like the ending much because it wasn't what I expected, but it was still a really good movie. Pretty much every part of the movie was a part in Pride and Prejudice. The walk: which symbolizes independence, Jane's family and Lizzy's family. Also, most of the characters from the movie are in the book. The movie was being realistic of how it would work out for independent women like Jane. It would not be the fantasy that Jane lived in Pride and Prejudice. The book's events do happen in the real life back then, but the ending wouldn't be the same, because that's reality.

Becoming Jane!!

What did I think of the movie? Well only that it is the best movie on Jane Austens life! I enjoyrd watching this movie because it is such a romantic/sad movie that makes people like me cry. This movie allowed me to see how harsh womens lives were back then. It also got me really mad because Jane was not able to marry the man she loved. Yet even after they seperated he showed her how much he still loved her by naming his first daughter Jane! Well there were also a lot of similarities in this movie and Pride and Prejudice. Jane reminded me of Elizabeth anf her pride but she also thought more of others lives than her owns, she could not be with Lefroy because his parents would no longer recieve the money he was getting from his uncle. Lefroy also had a drastic change just like Darcy did in the book. I also believe that Jane wrote her ending the way she did because of how her and her sister felt about evrything that was happening in the family for example Jane not being able to be with Lefroy and Cassandras future husband to have died. This movie in my opinion was showing how women were able to be independant on their own. The perfect example that demonstrates that is Jane she never married. Jane became a very famous writer even if she did not have the man she "needed".

What did you think of the movie? What connections did you see between the movie and the novel? What is the movie saying about independence?

I though that the movie was super cute! Even thought Jane did not get married with the guy she loved she did have the honor of Mr. Lefroy naming his daughter after her which was super adorable! I still think we should have seen Pride and Prejudice.

The connections I saw where the ones between Jane and Elizabeth, they are exactly alike. They both have a witty, smart, and stubborn attitude. It is too bad that their stories did not end the same way. :(
Also the connection between Mr. Lefroy and Mr. Darcy, besides both being extremely adorable, they are also gentlemen except one of them is poor and one is rich.

Independence is great!

Mr. Lefroy you can take me home tonight ;D

Becoming Jane was a pretty awesome movie. I keep on confusing Jane for Elizabeth! La! How strange! :D
So Sara, Lisa, and I were discussing which characters where whom in Pride and Prejudice and Austen's real life. This are our results:

Jane Austen: Lizzy! They have the same witty attitude.

Jane Bennet: Austen's sister. They are both sweet and kind.

Mr. Darcy: This was a tough one. At first, we thought that he was Mr. Darcy but then we saw that Mr. Lefroy was similar to Mr. Wickham too but then Again Mr. Wisley was rich and mysterious like Mr. Darcy as well. We decided that Mr. Darcy was a combination of Mr. Lefroy and Mr. Wisley.

Lady Catherine: Basically a given, she is Mr. Wisley's aunt.

Mary/Lydia: That one annoying girl singing in the piano in the beginning of the movie.

A lot of the events that occurred in Pride and Prejudice actually happened in Austen's life. Stuff like the elopement. I did not know that she almost ran away with Mr. Lefroy. Independence comes with a high cost.

Becoming Jane..............

The movie Becoming Jane was good. I like the ending especially because the one she wanted to be with he named his daughter Jane which was so cute. There were many connections to the book and the movie like for an example the one who wanted to marry her said "It is a truth universally acknowledged" that quote opens up the book of pride and prejudice. Another connection to the book was jane and tom run away and in the book lydia and wickham run away. The movie is saying about in dependence is you have to do the right things even it means you going to be alone

It is a truth universally acknowledged...............

I really liked the movie. The guy who played Tom Lefroy was too cute haha. Anyway, it has a lot of connections to the book. For example, the title of my post is the very first line of the book, and in the movie the guy she was supposed to marry said it when they were walking and talking. That's where she got the line from. Another connection to the book was when Jane and Tom ran away, Lydia and Wickham ran away. Another connection was walking. There was lots of walking in the movie as well as in the book. And there's a lot more connections I can't think of right now. The movie is saying that you don't need a husband to be financially stable and to be happy.

- Ciera.

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What did you think of the movie? What connections did you see between the movie and the novel? What is the movie saying about independence?
I liked the movie, I wanted to know if I can borrow it actually. There were various connections between the Novel and the book like the personalities of the characters. Jane is obviously Elizabeth, They both play the piano, share the same opinions about a lot of things, speak in an intelligent manner, and both believe that they should only get married with someone who they actually love. The movie basically said that if you want to marry someone, don't marry them for the money. don't marry them if you feel like you won't be happy. If you can't find that then you will be fine on your own, if you make the effort. Yeah.

Jaaaaaaane! o.o

Soooo the movie about Jane Austen was awesome! Not only was Tom Lefroy insanely hot, but the story was so interesting. It was so similar to Pride and Prejudice i the sense that Austen seemed to have written it as the happy ending for her life. She mixed and created characters out of people in her life, including Mr. Wisley, her sister, and her parents. The economical situation was the same also. As she says in the movie about her book, to her sister, that too many extraordinary women are born into such low social classes. Which makes them seem worth less. There were so many connections, like how Mr. Wisley and the nice lovable side of Lefroy are Mr. Darcy. The bad sie of Lefroy is Wickham, and how he was going to take Jane on an elopement was what happened to Lydia. SO many connection! the movie says that independence is important, to Jane Austen it was everything. she admired independence more than love itself. As much as she wanted a happy ending, love could not be the answer to a perfectly happy life in her situation.

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Becoming Jane

I really enjoyed the movie. It shows how the book Pride and Prejudice came to be and why. It helped us understand Jane Austen a bit more. The connections between the movie and the book as very similar. The mothers only goal was to get her daughters married. In order for either Jane or Elizabeth to get married had to be because of love and nothing else. Not even the money was important to them. In the movie Jane decides to run away and in the book Lydia runs away. The movie is saying that being independent is good and that you can actually be successful without having someone on your side.

This Week's Assignment

By 6 P.M. on Sunday, February 26, you must post a response to the following question:

What did you think of the movie? What connections did you see between the movie and the novel? What is the movie saying about independence?

In addition, you must comment on two of your classmates' entries.

comment for ciera

yea she was full of herself that she was hiding how she felt but she expressed them in the wrong way.

WHATS WRONG WITH THIS (comment on jaM'ya)

and also that lizzy is the main character in the book she wants to show people that lizzy can show people who might have pride to not let it get to your head

I CANT FEEL MY LEGS!

According to austen i think she says anyone can be lizzy but it has its consequnces. In the book Lizzy has too much pride that she c ant see the world around her like it really is. Her pride makes her almost blind when she was asked by Darcy to marry her, instead of talking about how she feels and that she was hurt by Darcy because of the situation with Jane she pushed him away. It was until after reading the letter she knew the real story but because of her pride it could be too late. Anyone can be Jane but don't let so much pride get to your head that it makes to blind to the truth.

Jane or Liz?

Austen make it seem that been a Liz is good. We see this through out the book because Jane admires her and Liz admires herself as well. She is the main character and has a stronger personality than Jane. I think that Liz has some traits similar to Austen. Liz is very strong minded, independent, and outspoken. She is not like the other characters she does her own thing. Since she is very independent women want to be like that they do not see why they should get married. Women of today can do and become whatever they want. They do not need a man. Thats why I would like to be like Liz and other people would to.

I would say Elizabeth. Because she has pride and looks at what others don't. Also because she's more independent and does things on her own. Her walking by herself shows that she independent. Jane on the other hand is Just nice and doesn't seem do independent herself. She just wants to marry Bingley and that is it. So I would go with Elizabeth.

JANE I mean ELIZABETH.! JUST READ IT>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I say Elizabeth because both the author and Elizabeth want to find love before getting married. Neither of the ladys just want a marriage they want the key thing to holding on the marriage, which is LOVE. I also believe its Elizabeth because she is THE MAIN CHARACTER and alot of stuff revolves around her. Think about the whole Jane and Bingly thing, and how it got to Elizabeth and Darcy had to apologize in his letter. It all because its better to be Elizabeth. Look at the change that she is in now. She started off feelinging herself, and everytime she seen Darcy she always bring up the past and tell him what he did wrong. Then slowly she started to realizeher pride was getting in the way of her life, and love, and the first step to change is admting it and she did that. Don't get me wrong through she has a huge sense of independence but with Darcy he might can help trust and rely on other peopl a little more. So I think Jane Austen would like us to be Elizabeth and not Jane. lol

Lizzy! :)

According to Austen, is it better to be a Jane or an Elizabeth? Give evidence to support you answer.

It is better to be more like Elizabeth. I say this because the book is based on Elizabeth, she is the main character. Austen just wants to show how women need to grow and learn from different situation. She gives Elizabeth a personality that almost every women can relate to. She also puts her in situations that most women can relate to. Elizabeth is amazing she is just stands up for what she believes and doesnt let anyone change her. Austnen portraying her to learn and accept new things is her saying she wants people to be more like Elizabeth.

Jane or Elizabeth? Hmm....

According to Austen, is it better to be a Jane or an Elizabeth? Give evidence to support you answer.

I think Austen is telling her readers to be more like Elizabeth because through out the book we see Elizabeth growing into a better person. Where she was this girl who always judge people before she actually get to know them. Now later on in the book she has less pride where she is seeing people for them and seeing why they do the things they do. Especially with Darcy she didn't like him at all at first and when she started to be around more and more when Jane was sick she seen the real him and thinks he is a good guy. Elizabeth hated the fact that Jane is thinks everyone is innocent but she is realizing that you just can't judge and recognize he pride.

I'm on the edge.... Of glory. lalala..

In the book, Elizabeth went thru a whole little phase. In the beginning up to about chapter 35, she was so full of herself. She always brought up things from the past, even worse, in front of people. She obviously likes attention. But she doesn't want to show off her true colors. She kept her feelings to herself. But one thing about her is that she makes her own decisions, she walks alone; that shows her independence. I'm not saying she makes the best decisions tho. Anyway, she changed dramatically. Ever since she sunk in that letter from Darcy, she's let go of some of her pride. SOME. She became more considerate of others opinions. She told Jane about the letter, but left out the part about Bingley. Why? She didn't want to see her sister hurt. With these changes and stuff Elizabeth had, I think Austen is saying it's better to be her.

Ciera.

Elizabeth

I believe that Austen determines that it's better to be Elizabeth. Many of the reasons are found through out the book, but the main one I found was the fact that ELIZABETH is the main character of this book. If Austen had thought that being Jane was better than being Lizzy, she would have chosen Jane as the main character and she didn't. Other proof is that knowing the pride Lizzy has, we know that she will break a guy even if cold as Dracy. The character Lizzy represents is strong, independent and full of pride, meaning that it will be really hard for Lizzy to get hurt.
P.S HAPPY B-DAY KAY-CEE!!

Took me this long to find out you can change color..

According to Austen, is it better to be a Jane or an Elizabeth? Give evidence to support you answer.

I think that Austen is trying to show the readers that it would be best to be an Elizabeth, but If one were to act like her, He/she should look out and keep from being too prideful like the way that Elizabeth is acting. It would make sense to me that Austen would lean more towards Elizabeth because she is the main Character in the book. I also think that She says we should look out for the personality issues or problems that Elizabeth Has to deal with. 


Side note: I find it odd that Austen has a lot of similarities with Elizabeth but the person opposite from them was given the name Jane As in her name.

Is the cup half empty or half full?? O.o

According to Austen I think being an Elizabeth is better than being a Jane. The reason behind this logic is that Elizabeth is very similar to Austen. For example, neither Elizabeth nor Austen will not marry unless is for love . According to the notes Ms. Noonan provided, Austen was a very feminist character that did not want to marry just for the fact that there was no love and the man whom she loved did not have a good social status. Elizabeth   did the same, she would not marry Mr. Collins because she felt no love towards him even though it was an excellent business deal. Except that the man she loves (even if she wont admit it) has a higher social standard than Elizabeth has. Both Elizabeth and Austen faced the same problem in their lives. 

Elizabeth.

Elizabeth is definitely supposed to be Jane Austen's favorite.

Why else would she be the main character? She made her the strong, prideful, and beautiful woman that everyone wants to be. Yes, Jane is beautiful and nice but not everyone wants to be nice to everyone and just live with what is given to you. Elizabeth is the character that Jane Austen made that is proud of herself (for the most part) and has flaws that are almost attractive. They are obviously attractive to Mr. Darcy, since he cant stay off of her. Point is, Elizabeth is someone we wish we could be. Someone that has a strong character and can stand up for herself. Yes, she is going through tough times in the book currently. BUT, she seems to heading into a good direction. Elizabeth is the team i'm going for.

Is Mrs. Bennet a third option...lol

According to Austen, is it better to be a Jane or an Elizabeth? Give evidence to support you answer.

(I am stuck in the middle)...I really do not know who is better. Every person has their own thoughts and make the actions for a reason. Jane is nice and sweet BUT she just agrees with everything and does what she is told too. For example with her mom, Jane obeys her and went to Mr. Bingley's house. At the same time it is not good to be Jane because she does not see the bad side of life. Jane does not see the danger that can happen and lives in a fantasy world were everything and everyone is nice.

Elizabeth on the other hand is more of judging people without knowing their reasons or knowing that person. Elizabeth is more on the real world were she knows their are problems and people who lie. She is no sweet girl that can easily get convince right away like Jane.

From Elizabeth and Jane I cannot choose who is better because both have personalities that are to much. For example Jane is to sweet and Elizabeth is just a girl who has anger inside of her and judges people before knowing what really happened.

Jane Elizabeth

I believe that it is better to be a combination of both Jane and Elizabeth. I agree with wanting to a Jane because she is nice and sweet and does not like to judge people which is a very nice thing of her to do. Elizabeth likes to be more judgmental and look at everything negative which is not a good thing to do. Too much of anything is bad for a person so I believe that it is better to be half and half not too nice and think that the world is full of rainbows and butterflies we also have to some of the bad things that exist in the world. So in my opinion I think I would try to be both a Jane Elizabeth because Jane Austen tends to describe both characters equally. She shows how Elizabeth admires Jane and Jane admires Elizabeth.

Could it be both??

According to Austen, is it better to be a Jane or an Elizabeth? Give evidence to support you answer.

I am not so sure what side to take because even though Austen has Elizabeth as a main character there are decisions that she takes that are not the best ever. The title of this book is Pride and Prejudice but I think it is done this way so the reader can see how people in society can connect to sometimes being prideful or prejudicial. Elizabeth through the book shows a severe case of pride, but Austen justifies her attitude with her emotions being hurt and how Elizabeth fights for what she thinks is right and with what ever goes with her morals. Austen on the other hand also shows that being a Jane is not always a bad thing, Jane is highly liked by everyone by the decisions she takes in life and the way she decides to live it. Being a Jane to the author back then meant you will get a man with money that will support you financially and you will have the good life you deserve. It is sometimes hard to tell if Austen agree more with Elizabeth than Jane but there are other times when the distinction is obvious. In the middle of chapter 36 Elizabeth is recalling on the letter that Darcy wrote to her and she feels like she has been played and is not willing to accept the fact that a man like Darcy proposed to her and write her a letter explaining all that had happened she also creates a blindfold for herself to prevent her from admitting the fact that she has also fallen in love with Darcy. Austen is trying to let the reader know that there are time when you have to let your pride aside like Jane always does but there are also times when you have to neglect what everyone says and believe that the only thing that is right is what ever you say. Austen also shows that being like Jane can cause you great suffering since Bingley suddenly left her, since Jane did not have the guts to tell him why he left she was never mentioned the real truth of why he left. Jane being so kind and believing of everything Miss. Bingley said was also created a blindfold but this time from someone else.