Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding

             It's such a pleasure reading a book by a female author and finding out that she can write something to which you can relate so easily. By far, Helen Fielding has done a wonderful job on "Bridget Jones's Diary". Not only is the book funny, but the story and characters being believable, makes the book an utter treat. After a long, long time, have I come across a heroine that you can't not love. Bridget is not just the girl next door, she could well be your best friend...she could be you.
             Bridget is single, distressed with herself and her looks, she's dying to meet a nice guy and hates it when people ask her about her love life. Swinging on a tight rope of choices, where 1) She wants to be a modern woman- thin, successful and wanted and lusted for by men, and 2) She tried to fit into the old traditional life that demands her to get married now that she is past the age of 30. The problem Bridget faces, as a woman of the 20th century, is that she simply cannot choose one of the two. This difficulty of choice is at another level, where she, once single and leading a "man-less" life, is now sandwiched between two absolutely gorgeous men. Mark Darcy is the guy that mothers want their daughters to bring home, but Bridget finds it a little more than difficult to like this man. Whereas on the other hand, unattainable Daniel Cleaver seems to have a "thing" for her, and they start to have an affair. Complications soon follow, and Bridget's life slowly seems to be coming back to square one. But, lady luck shines on Bridget and most of the things fall in their right places.
             What I think makes Bridget irresistible to some men, is her sense of humor. We see her sense of humor unchained in her diary. She and her "singleton" friends get together each time they have heartbreaks and vent their frustration. The aggravation comes out of simple things like, as Helen Fielding says "It
             ...

More Essays:

APA     MLA     Chicago
Bridget Jones's Diary Helen Fielding. (1969, December 31). In MegaEssays.com. Retrieved 10:45, March 29, 2024, from https://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/100111.html