Chapter 8

In chapter 8 of the Cambridge Companion it help me understand how having money gives you "power". Which is like society today by the status of your money defines who you are. Where in the time Jane Austen was in if you weren't married your considered (poor,low class) rather than if your husband had money you would be high class. This chapter to me relates to some of the experience people go through today with if they have a lot of money you get treated a certain way.

The Cambridge Companion Chapter 8

This chapter elaborated a lot about the aspect of power in Jane Austen's books.  For example, somebody's money and social status in society is a key factor in determining how much power somebody has.  This chapter showed that just because you have a certain last name and a certain amount of money, you are better than the rest.  The chapter also touched on the fact that power can be split up amongst the family. Typically if there is a boy in the family then he will have the most power, but if not then the power would go to the oldest child.  That kind of shocks me because if you are from the same family, then I feel like you should all be under the same social status as one unit. But this chapter helped me realize a lot about what power means to the characters in Pride and Prejudice and that money has a big impact on how much power you have in society.

Chapter 8 The Cambridge Companion - Taylor Fuller

           

            In chapter eight of the Cambridge Companion, I was able to understand a lot better about things in the book that I wasn’t getting. The chapter talks about the difference within a society and within a family. How money and status can change someone’s role, even in the family as the younger or older child. I found it interesting that just because of your amount of money can change your role within your own family. The chapter used examples of classes and talked about how people are though of high power if you have money or have a label in front of your name. Lady Catherine is a good example of this. She didn't talk to anyone one that was considered below her but liked the people around her. Chapter eight really shows the use of power in the book. I liked reading this because it made thing more clear and was easier to read than the last chapter.

Chapter 8 The Cambridge Companion

This chapter helped me to understand the "power" aspect of the prompt because it went into depth about the roles of sex, money, and power during the time period Jane Austen lived in. I learned that the world was separated into class systems, and in each class system there was even smaller class levels. Chapter 8 used Mr. Bingley as an example. Although he had money, he was on the lower level of the money class because his was new money that came from trade. This was not as appreciated as old family money that had been in the family for generations. Since Mr. Bingley was associated with Mr. Darcy, who had old family money, he was able to be viewed better by his peers. One of the biggest points made in the chapter was the difference in class levels between men and women. Even in families, women rarely inherited land or money after their father died, it always went to the son even if the eldest was a women. If a women went unmarried, she was forced to rely on her brothers to care for her financially. 
-Kelly Keelon

This chapter of The Cambridge Companion was very useful when I needed help deciphering between the motives of each of the characters. It helped me organize how each character truly felt based primarily on their class status. It was shown that Lady Catherine was only kind to the people who shared her status and she was bitter to people who were "below her". It showed that Austen has always had the best view of the people around her because of her objective life style. She was never married, so she had an objective perspective of the married women around her. Because of her objective outlook her writing was always truthful and that's why everyone enjoyed it.

"Class"

This chapter of The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen describes class rank in her time period, and how it affects property, respect given or received, social levels, and how it was "a fact for life." It quickly explains the titles we see often in pride and prejudice like "Sir," "Baronet," and "Lady."In Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth is "untitled" and how unrespectable that is. Much like Jane Austen was as she was growing up and suffered from her lack of title nobility.  All of this titles reflect on the amount of power they uphold and how it even differs in one specific family. In pride and prejudice, it shows how the characters differ in their idea of power. Like Mr. Darcy, he learns to see past the class rank due to Elizabeth, but those like Lady Catherine de Bourgh believe in class rank and power like it is religion. Not only must you have the title, but appearance must show it as well. Clearly, money and nobility had much to do with one's power.

Chapter 8

In this chapter the author mentions such aspects as social difference. According to Juliet McMaster, in “Pride and Prejudice” Jane Austen follows the Cinderella plot. Elizabeth, whose family was not wealthy enough, married Mr. Darcy, a rich gentleman. She also points out that, even though people around her (Lady Catherine) care a lot about social disparity, Elizabeth is not overwhelmed about it. (She keeps thinking: “He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman’s daughter; so far we are equal.”)  

I also liked how Juliet McMaster mentioned priority among elder and younger siblings in a family. For example, in “Pride and Prejudice” the younger sister told Jane, the older one, that she became superior because now she became a married woman.

I think these ideas would be very helpful for me to write my own paper.

January 31, 2012

Chapter 8 was extremely helpful on showing different aspects of power. It really showed how important money was and how without money you were completely out of the loop. Also, your families background was very important. Who you were related to and what your inheritance were showed a great deal of your power and class. Being in a certain social class gave you power and it was hard to change your class unless you were married in. For instance if a women of less money came to marry a man with a great fortune she would then take his social class. People from higher social classes did not think much of the people from lower social classes and did not usually converse or interact with other social classes and instead stayed with there own. From chapter 8 I learned that Jane Austen wrote about people who had money but she never did write about royalty. The people she wrote about lived comfortably and sometimes in the books there would be a few people with a lot of money.

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This chapter helped me understand the power aspect of the prompt because it showed us all the classes. By knowing the classes you could see what each one could do and how with more money and possesions you had more power. If you were in the lower classes you really didn't have much power, not even in deciding if you would marry someone or not. In higher classes you had the power to have what you want and make more decisions for yourself. With more knowledge you gained more power also. If you have a mind of your own that gives you great power because you make decisions for your self.

Ch.8 Companion

In this chapter of The Cambridge Companion, they spoke about social class and power.  They described how having a higher social class will gain you more power in Pride and Prejudice.  There is even social class difference in this novel between siblings, which I learned from reading chapter eight.  I also learned that Jane Austen was a sucker when it came to a Cinderella style of writing. She was very advocate when it came to the man and woman living happily ever after.  However, Elizabeth's decline to Mr. Darcy's proposal sets this writing style for a different path. After reading this chapter I am beginning to understand more about Jane Austen's writing, which is making it easier for me to understand the novel Pride and Prejudice.

Whitley Henry: Chapter 8

This chapter helped me to understand the power by showing that women get there power from there husbands. When a women is not married she is of lower social class, than she would be if she was to be married. This just shows a very big part of the time period in which Jane Austen lived in. Women were very young when they were to be married and start families. Compared to today, when women more independent are assumed to wait until later in life after education to marry and begin a family.

Chapter 8 of The Cambridge Companion

Chapter 8 of The Cambridge Companion helped me to understand the ”power” aspect of  “sex, money and power” because it described more of the meaning behind the part of the theme. “Power” is so important because it shows how something like gender, money, social class and family status you may have more power than others. Generally speaking, the more money you had, the more powerful you were. “Power” goes along with your gender. During the time period of Jane Austen’s writing, men generally had more power than women. Social class also had a huge impact on “power”. The higher social class you were in, the more power you usually had. A woman of a lower social class or money background generally tried to marry someone higher. However, standards of many high class groups did not allow this. They usually did not want one of their children bringing someone “lower” than them, into their family. Overall, gender, money, social class and family status played a huge part in how much “power” you had.

1/31 Chapter 8 "power"

The Cambridge Companion chapter on class helped me understand the aspect of the prompt sex, money and power in multiple ways. The chapter mainly talked about classes in England, but in order to move up in a class you need to have power. And in order to get power you need sex and money. Both sex and money relate to how one obtains power and therefore, how to climb the social ladder. Social classes were very distinct in the England during the Austen's times and the higher you are up in a social class, the more power you have, and power you have on the lower classes. Social classes set people apart and were very, very relevant to the time.

The Cambridge Companion-Chapter 8

People typically associate power in a society with social classes.  In The Cambridge Companion, it mostly went on about how the wealthy had the power and women should marry up socially.  It says, "Austen is often happy to follow the Cinderella plot, and to make a happy ending out of marrying her heroine to a man notably above her in income and social prestige."  In her time, that was the proper thing to do so you would be well off and have an essentially worry-free life.  If you're in the upper class, power and money come with the title, which is why they are correlated with social class.  When you are a wealthy man, most women would have wanted to be with you because you had power.  So, the way I understand it, is that with high social classes, comes more power.

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This chapter of the Cambridge Companion was a lot easier to understand and comprehend than the last chapter we were assigned. This chapter gave me an insight into the time period, as well as into Jane Austen's life. It really showed how the ranking of classes affects all of the population in some way or another. It shows how certain ranks can give you certain powers. "Power" is an aspect that we are focusing on and this chapter helped me to understand more what is meant by power in this time period. It is not only about the job description you have, like it is today, it is more about your rank and how you are viewed by others. The titles people have, such as lords, ladies, baronets, etc.,  really shows how valued someone is with that name and how much "power" they obtain within the community. I also was exposed to the power of males within this time period and the community. The males are the ones that obtain the passed down land instead of the women, the women are never considered. I just overall learned  a lot about the aspect of "power" and how it is has changed now.

Chapter 8 of the Cambridge Companion

Chapter 8 of the Cambridge Companion explains how the levels of power and money differ from social classes the characters belong in. In part of the chapter, it explains how Elizabeth finds Mr. Darcy arrogant and pompous and she believes he is this way because of his high level of status. She feels that Mr. Darcy does not tolerate anyone that is below his rank. In Pride and Prejudice, Austen makes power and high class look like a bad thing. This is done by making Mr. Darcy look like the "bad" guy with his arrogance and bad attitude. But in the end, the author of this chapter, Juliet McMaster, explains how Austen uses a Cinderella type ending where the girl finds love with a man well above her financial status.

Money

Chapter eight of “The Cambridge Companion” talks about how Jane Austen talks about money in her books. It talks about how if she does not tell you how much money they make she will infer it through different things in like home, car clothes, and other things of that nature. Sometime Jane Austen talks about lower income families and she would state it like, “they make 2,000 pounds a year.” She also talks about struggles families have with money like in her book “Mansfield Park” she talks about how they cannot pay their medical bills. Jane finds a way to talk about money in all her books, if she does not come right out and say it she will show you how much money they have.She also talk about how girls are save by these rich men. Jane will right a Cinderella story in many cases.

Power 1/31/12

In Chapter 8 of The Cambridge Companion I learned how Jane Austen creates characters that think class and power are very important. Even one of her main characters from her story Emma is blinded by the prejudices power and class can create. In Pride and Prejudice Austen has Lady Catherine de Bourgh who believes that each class should be separated from each other in most aspects. That everyone has a place and needs to stay in their place. While some characters learn to overcome a prejudice of class like Emma and Mr Darcy, there are others like Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Mr Collins who are to blind to see how wrong they are. Austen shows many different levels of society in all of her novels, but never does she depict royalty. She shows how even though someone may have be rich and have a good education does not mean that they fully understand life itself and are foolish. In some of her stories she has her heroine marry someone of a higher status than them, which in turn shows that money and class are not always important.

Jane Austen doesn't really talk about nobility in her books, her hightest ranking is like a Lady or a Knight. In Pride and Prejudice, Lady Catherine and Sir William are the two. It helps you to understand because she focuses more on the average perosn than on nobility but she still shows us the power that those people feel that they have. Lady Catherine is very demanding and she thinks that she can do whatever whenever she wants. She uses her power to manipulate people into doing what she wants, like Mr. Collins. The Bennett family, being of little money and power are thought to be less than those like the Bingley's or the Darcy's. They have minimal income and not much land. If you have a title like Lord, Lady, or Sir you will have more power than someone who does not have a title. Money in that time period meant that you have power and that is shown through the characters of Mr. Darcy, the Bingley's, and Lady Catherine. Class meant a lot to the people of that time period. It is mentioned my Lady Catherine that the Darcy family is "untitiled" because Lady Anne Darcy married plain Mr. Darcy. People of higher class would want to keep that title in the family and not marry lower.

The Cambridge Companion Chapter 8 1/31/12

Chapter 8 of The Cambridge Companion helped me to understand the "power" aspect of the prompt because it explained the hierarchies that existed in the time period that Pride and Prejudice is set in. Before reading this chapter, I didn't have much knowledge about the class system in Europe during this time period. I knew that there was probably a King or Queen and many other people that had some power, but I didn't know what this power meant. This chapter will also help me as I continue to read Pride and Prejudice because I will now have a better understanding of the roles that the characters in the novel play and the positions they hold in society. Learning what power a clergyman, lady, and baronet hold and the titles that they are given helps the book make more sense.

Chapter 8 of The Cambridge Companion

How did this chapter help you to understand the "power" of the prompt ("sex, money and power")?

This chapter about class really helped me to better understand power throughout Pride and Prejudice. It showed how there are different rankings during the time period in which it was written. Through each ranking she gave examples as to what they all meant. For example "Lord and Lady's" in Pride and Prejudice were the highest since they have not up to this point talked about kings or queens. She also talks about the navy as well as having surgeons below that. It gave a really sense of structure during this time. It allowed me to better understand who belonged where and as to why. She also explained that sometimes even if you do not have "Lord or Lady" in front your name you could still be considered of higher ranking, like Mr. Darcy, since his family is well endowed. The last thing that I had gathered from this chapter about power is that women do not have a standing for the most part unless there are married, therefore alluding to the fact of power once again (men always having a higher standing over women).

Ch 8 of The Cambridge Companion January 31 2012

How did this chapter help you to understand the "power" aspect of the prompt ("sex, money, and power")?

This chapter really emphasized how class status had everything to do with the relationships between people during the Regency England time period. For example, Elizabeth doesn't want Darcy because she views him as a very proud man, but then she begins to accept him a lot more when she sees how he uses his power as master of Pemberley to help out others. Many people who had lots of power looked down upon those who weren't at their standing, and they treated them poorly. The Bingley sisters are very power hungry and care a lot about social status. People married not out of love but rather to help them socially. Appearance is everything as well. Mr. Collins asks Elizabeth to not try to dress like Lady Catherine de Bourgh, for she is a powerful lady and class difference must also be seen in order to exist, in Mr. Collin's eyes.

Another thing I learned from this chapter was that the system of inheritance was very unfair. Estate was only passed down to the male in the family, and if there was no male in the immediate family it was given to another relative. The Bennets' estate was denied of the Bennet ladies and instead given to their distant male cousin, Mr. Collins. The women are to be turned out of the land when their father passes away.

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How did this chapter help you to understand the "power" aspect of the prompt ("sex, money and power")

This chapter of the Cambridge Companion helped us understand the importance of rank in the society of pride and prejudice. For example, if one owns a carriage then people will think of you as rich and powerful. In pride and prejudice, your class determines how much power a family has on a society. Mr. Darcy and Mr. Bingley (upper class) have a lot of power of the society, people look up to them and want their daughters to marry them, because of their class rank and power. Jane Austin shows ones rank by telling us about the things they own or how much money they are worth. If one owns or is going to inheriet a important piece of land, you are more powerful because you are wealthy. But if one is a tradesman or clergyman (lower class) they are less important in society.

Chapter 8 of Cambridge Companion

This chapter explains the important of class ranking in English society during the time of Pride and Prejudice. It explains that the order of children (including sex) was to determine their wealth in the future. For example, the first male born in the family was to inherit the land which was of very high value while the fourth son would get little to nothing from the family. The first daughter was also superior to the rest of the daughters, but not above the son. This shows that "power" is biased-ly given based on sex, age, and lineage. The social ranking of people then determined who they could marry and associate with. This explains that Austen was born as the second daughter after a line of sons. For this reason, Austen was to inherit little of the family's current wealth. The women of this time often look to marry a man (typically a first born son) who HAS inherited his family's wealth. The more money a family possessed, the more power they had in society. Prefixes were even given to a persons name to announce their power and financial state! The entirety of societal living was based on sex, money, and power.

The Cambridge companion ch.3

Reading this chapter helped me understand the characters in Pride and Prejudice all play "roles".  This will be a very different read for me, because I have never read a book that is portrayed in a play like format.  Reading this taught me that a lot of Jane Austen's pieces are related to one another. This will help me use multiple examples in my second paper. I was confused when I first read this chapter.  I think it was because I haven't read Pride and Prejudice yet, so it was difficult for me to follow her explanations involving the characters.

The Cambridge Companion - 1/24/12

After reading the Pride and Prejudice in the chapter of the Cambridge Companion, I noticed a couple of helpful things that I can use in my second paper. Although the text was very confusing, I took from the way that Jocelyn Harris and wrote it. I saw the way she put all the different quotes in her writing and still was able to make it flow. She made it flow more for someone who had already read the text before though. I also noticed from what I can understand that she took the main characters and the main parts of the story and sequenced them in order to flow from start to end.

The Cambridge Companion

The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen is a very challenging read. I never read the Pride and Prejudice before, so I had no idea what was going on. I did not follow any of the characters when I did the reading, but after saying all that I am glad I was able to read chapter three. The Cambridge Companion gave me a whole new prospective on Jane Austen. When reading the chapter it gave me insight on what Jane was thinking when she wrote a certain part of Pride and Prejudice, and how I was supposes to feel. It help me with my paper because of the different prospective.    

The Broken Mirror - 1/24/12

Honestly, the literacy in this autobiography was a little hard to understand. The second time I read through it, I realized that his literacy was on Bombay. I would have say this is a good example based on his language in the paper and how well he actually did know Bombay. At the same time, this was not a good example of a literacy autobiography because it took me two times to read it before I understood what his focus was on.

Millhisler, Cydney ch 3 of Cambridge Companion

From chapter three of Cambridge Companion, I learned what I can expect from Jane Austen's book, "Pride and Prejudice", within reason. I have been introduced to some of the characters, as well as what the format of the book may be. I know that there will be numerous characters to keep track of, as well as what seems will be a lot of drama to keep straight. i have learned some of the history behind her piece as well as some of the meaning. I am thinking that I will be thankful for this once i begin reading her book. Overall, chapter three of "The Cambridge Companion" has given me a little bit of background knowledge that will help me when I am interpreting Jane Austen's piece.

The Cambridge Companion of Jane Austen

In reading chapter 3 it kind of gave me a way to view the book whether than a way to help me in writing it. The reason I say that is because it shows that when reading Pride and Prejudice I should think of a play verses reading it as a novel. So that will kind of be different for me because I've never read a book in a play format. My general reaction was confused with what I was reading, and I think it has something to due with me not reading the book to get a better understand of the text. Even though she gave alot of details and quotes I still manage to get lost while reading.

Chapter 3- Cambridge Companion

By reading the Cambridge Companion, I learned many things that will help me with our second paper. First, it explained how Jane Austen was a fan of plays and mimicked Pride and Prejudice after it. I didn't like how it explained in depth of the characters because having not read the novel, I was very confused. I could tell by her language that this novel is going to be very complex and intriguing. I think that reading this chapter after having read the novel will benefit me more because I will be able to relate and fully grasp everything that she is saying and trying to explain.

Cambridge Companion Chapter 3 1/24/12

After reading this section of The Cambridge Companion I learned about the background from Pride and Prejudice.  Pride and Prejudice is almost more written like a play rather than a story because Austen loved playwrights.  Although I have not previously read the book I feel like I have somewhat of a grasp on it because of this chapter.  This background information about the book can help me make references in my second paper.

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What did you learn about pride and prejudice from this chapter that might help you in writing your second paper?

From the third chapter of The Cambridge companion to Jane Austen I learned that Pride and Prejudice is modeled after a play. Therefore the characters were introduced in a highly descriptive, and in depth, summary plot. They are not only just characters, but role players. Jane Austen makes sure that through each role the character plays that he or she fulfills their part. This I believe could help me write my paper since I will have to make statements regarding sex, money and power (which is what the characters must fulfill as their roles)and back it up with quotes and references from the book. This will be especially helpful since her writing is so descriptive due to the fact it is a play format.

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From reading this chapter I learned that Pride and Prejudice is written to mimic a play rather than a novel. It is "neat, compact, and tightly structured." I learned about the characters and how each of them relate to one another. We were given a brief, yet complex summary plot with each of the characters names and story lines. Although there are not that many characters, she does not seem to ever let that effect her up-tempo action and the style that she writes in. Even though I have already read this story, it is a classic and I am excited to read it again.

Chapter 3 The Cambridge Companion

I felt very overwhelmed when reading Chapter 3. Having not read Pride and Prejudice I could not follow the characters because I was not familiar with them. I did learn that Jane Austen’s characters are very strong women. They are intelligent, and not as obedient as other woman of the time. I think this will help with writing my paper because the theme is “sex, power, and money”. I learned most of the characters in Jane Austen’s books go against the normal “sex, money, and power” roles. All of the characters played specific roles that Austen felt needed to be played out. I read that Austen modeled her book more like a play, rather than a novel. This method helped her to convey her message to her audience more effectively because it is what she had experience in.

-Kelly Keelon

Chapter 3-The Cambridge Companion. Taylor Fuller

In Chapter 3 of The Cambridge Companion there were some things that could help me in writing my second paper. In this chapter they talked about a lot of background information. It showed the ways that Jane Austen got ideas for writing the book. Jane Austen wanted her book Pride and Prejudice to be like a play. When reading it, it will help me know how to take in the story. All of the characters fill certain roles in the story and have their own parts. This chapter was also really confusing and boring. It was hard to understand and follow it since we haven’t read the book yet.

Cambridge Companion Chapter 3

Chapter three of Cambridge Companion showed Austen's education in theatre and how she incorporated that into her writing. The chapter showed how her experiences affected her invention of her novels. It related her knowledge in playwrights to her novel of Pride and Prejudice and that the context is going to be much like a playwright. She also used William Shakespeare as a role model to her writing. Having read Pride and Prejudice before, I clearly see how it is much like watching a play. Her "scenes" are well detailed and thought out, enough to easily imagine the characters but not too much where you lose interest. After reading the chapter, I saw the connection but had a hard time understanding the overall vocabulary.

Chapter 3: The Cambridge Companion

What did you learn about Pride and Prejudice from this chapter that might help you in writing your second paper?

Honestly, I was so confused about this Chapter. I think that the many characters got me confused and it lost me a lot of the times. Although I learned that in Austen’s pieces, not just singling out Pride and Prejudice that she shows a strong perception of how she views women. This would help me to write my paper by showing how Jane Austen’s views of women being intelligent and strong manipulate the other [male] characters in her stories.

Chapter 3 of The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen

I think that in the 3d chapter of The Cambridge Companion the author is very descriptive and has a lot of details. As there are a lot of quotes, I can see exactly what Jocelyn Harris means by giving her point of view. The author also uses a lot of characters which allows me to follow what she is talking about. I think it would be a good strategy for me as well. However, it was a little bit confusing for me to read the chapter as I did not read the actual book.

The Cambridge Companion Ch. 3-Arianna Narduzzi

I have already read Pride and Prejudice, so I remember a lot of things from it.  I've also forgotten a lot though, so reading the chapter from The Cambridge Companion helped me recognize some things.  Feminism seemed very apparent in the book, maybe because that's how Jane Austen was, and you could see the power struggle between men and women.  Also the parents tried to influence the suitors for their daughters, showing another aspect of power.  Some also seem to be attracted to money in the men.

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Pride and Prejudice seems as if it is going to be a very complex and interesting novel. This chapter in the Cambridge Companion confused me about Pride and Prejudice however. I have never read Pride and Prejudice, so the in depth talk about the characters did not make sense to me. I could see that the characters were very intertwined and very intriguing, but I did not understand the references they were making. This chapter also explained how Austen was as an author.  It explained that Austen was writing this novel at the same time as another one(Mansfield Park) and that they seemed to influence each other quite a bit.  It also showed how Austen incorporated other author's works into her novels and fed off of their ideas. She modeled Pride and Prejudice off of her love and knowledge of plays and used those theatrics to her advantage. Pride and Prejudice is a very famous book and Austen spent a lot of time creating it.

Cambridge Companion

Chapter three of the Cambridge Companion helped me understand how the characters in Pride and Prejudice all play roles. By playing certain "roles" inferior characters can fall short to more dominate characters because they must follow a certain "rule." This will help me with my paper to establish a connection with how the sex, money, and power affect the roles in which the female characters fill to find a suitable husband.

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What I learned about Pride and Prejudice is that Jane Austen tried to make her novels like a play. She used theatricality with certain characters to create more interest in her story. She uses Elizabeth's struggle to find the truth of people's characters just like an audience can misinterpret a lines spoken in a play. Austen creates characters of whom the reader can relate to and and gives each character a "role" like an actor would receive for a play.

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I learned that Jane Austen makes her characters, espically her women characters strong. Elizabeth is a strong woman character. Her mother and her sisters play a big role on how she views women. Her mother is a little crazy and always in her daughter's business. Her father, Mr. Bennett, was passive when it came to her mother. How Mr. Darcy is towards Elizabeth is how Austen incorporates gender and power into the novel. Mr. Darcy is a well-off man and he knows that he has a great amount of power. He can control a lot of things, like how he made Mr. Bingley end his relationship with Jane, Elizabeth's sister, because he thought that she was indifferent to him. Mr. Darcy has a lot of power of his friends and over Elizabeth to begin with, but Elizabeth is a strong female character and she can take care of herself. We basically learned that Mr.Darcy has power and to an extent so does Elizabeth when she turns down the proposal of Mr. Collins. We also know that Lady Catherine has power of Mr. Collins and she is protective of Mr. Darcy because she wants her daughter to marry him. Money is a big determining factor for power, the Bennett family is poor and they have less power that Mr. Darcy.

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From reading Chapter 3 of The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen I learned the style of writing that Jane Austen writes in. The chapter described Austen’s writing like that of watching a play. This is a new style of writing that I haven’t seen before. I think knowing that this is the style that Pride and Prejudice is written in, I will be able to better understand concepts within the novel as I read. I also learned from the chapter that many of Austen’s writings are related to one another. This will help me by possibly pulling examples from more than one of Austen’s novels to use in my paper.

1/24/12 Chapter 3 Cambridge Companion

My book still hasn't come in the mail. Sorry.

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what did you learn about Pride and Prejudice from this chapter that might help you in writing your second paper?

I learned more about Jane Austin and her style of writing, which made me understand that our second paper is going to be about feminism, and our role in society back when Jane Austin wrote the novel. The novel is kinda like a play, so there will be a lot of quotes and dialogue in our paper as well. The women in pride and prejudice are in the upper class and need to find love in order to support their selves. The chapter also introduced a lot of characters in explanation, which will make it easier to follow the book, because we now have background on the characters in Pride and Prejudice, which will also help us with our paper!

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From The Cambridge Companion Chapter 3, I learned that Austen is very educated in theatre and used that knowledge to write a lot of her novels, including Pride and Prejudice. This chapter describes how Austen's experiences of her time, and how her influences affected her writing. Austen also used the influences and ideas of other novels and playwrights of her time. So a paper of influence, such as the assignment that has just been given, can be written using many different ideas. The Cambridge Companion made it very clear that Austen did not SOLEY write her books on her own experiences, but also on the experiences of others that she admired, such a William Shakespeare.

Chapter 3 of Cambridge Companion January 24, 2012

What did you learn about Pride and Prejudice from this chapter that might help you in writing your second paper?

Jane Austen has a lot of knowledge on theatrical acting and she incorporates it into her story Pride and Prejudice. I learned that all of the characters in this story are acting and they are pretending to be something that they are not. All of their actions and feigned emotions affect one another, because they are deceived by how they perceive others. It told me that the characters in the story not only mislead each other, but they also are all under the assumption that everyone has to play a part, which throws them off as well. One is supposed to always show much more affection than they actually feel, and no one is to be themselves. This gives me the impression that the story is very confusing and that manipulation is the main idea.

The Broken Mirror-Kelly Keelon

“The Broken Mirror” was a good literacy, but it confused me. Salmon Rushdie wrote about his literacy, which was his hometown of Bombay in India. When he revisited Bombay, he began to recall memories of his childhood. He remembered small details that only a native could remember, but he didn’t focus on Bombay as much as I wish he had, which caused my confusion.  I wish he had focused more on his literacy, rather than jumping from writing in London back to Bombay.

-Kelly Keelon

The Broken Mirror-Arianna Narduzzi

Salman Rushdie is literate in Bombay, India. I thought it was a good example of a literacy autobiography because he clearly proved he was literate in the city and gave many details and visualizations of it.  There were parts where it wasn't necessarily a bad example, but it didn't really flow chronologically and was very confusing sometimes. A little weird, too!

 Salman Rushadie’s literacy is about Bombay. The Broken Mirror is about how he thinks that the India he knew is different from the India now. He was able to recall how India was when he remembered. He remembers Bombay from the 1950’s and 1960’s. It is a good literacy paper because he can remember a lot about his childhood. I thought that when he went back to his old house was weird and a little odd, that he just went there and stood outside. He didn’t want to see the inside because he didn’t want the image changed in his head. I think that this didn’t work because it was kind of confusing and he made a lot of jumps.  I didn’t like how he talked about himself in the third person; it kind of confused me and was pointless.  He talks a lot more about writing his book than he does about his literacy, which makes it more of a good autobiography than a literacy autobiography. It taught me to not drag things on and to stay more on focus, with details.

I thought that this story was a good literacy autobiography. The author does a great job communicating with his audience. He adds subtle descriptions and details to each of his paragraphs to draw in the audience. He uses great imagery and immense diction to focus his audience on certain things he wants and needs them to know. He does a good job focusing on his work and life experience.

"The Broken Mirror"

I think this was a good autobiography because I like how he used his own experience when writing about Bombay. I didn't know actually what his literacy was i didn't finish reading it, but with what I did read I was confused so I think that's kind of the reason why I stopped reading it.

The Broken Mirror Taylor Fuller

The Broken Mirror to me was a decent literacy autobiography. In the story Salman was from Bombay and it was considered to him his lost home. When he revisited Bombay he was reminded of his past. He had to remember all the things about his lost home. It is hard to explain or describe your past especially when it was from a long. The literacy of this story is how he remembered his old home. This piece is not the best way to show literacy because some parts are irrelevant and the story was confusing and hard to know from reading it what the literacy really is.

The Broken Mirror

Salman Rushadie said, “A few years ago I revisited Bombay, which is my lost city, after absence of something like half my life.”  The Broken Mirror is a good literacy because he talks about the things that he remembers about Bombay. He talks about the way that the use to dress, he talks about how he even remember what clothes people wore on certain days. The reason I think it is not a good literacy is he mention pointless things like him looking up his dad and going to his old house. I did not think that had much point to his literacy story. I also thought it was little creepy. Overall it was a good literacy.