Thinking About Literary Stuff
Usually on Thursdays I spend some time pontificating and sharing my opinion about something newsworthy and culturally relevant. Today, not so much. This is what I'm thinking about. It's okay if you're not interested. Neither am I. I can't wait to get down to fleshing out my thesis statement to a satisfying 7 pages (in MLA format).
Mrs. Bennet, in Pride and Prejudice, and Emily Tallis, in Atonement, share a similar quality of ineffectuality. This ineffectuality is not as benign or stagnant a characteristic as it sounds. In their respective novels, you can clearly see how each mother has influenced the family dynamic and thereby shaped the action of the story. Were these mothers stronger or smarter or more present, neither novel would have unfolded the way it did.
This will be way more fun than blogging!
