Pride and Prejudice--How Romance Genre Represents itself.

             ¡°Your conjecture is totally wrong, I assure you. My mind was more agreeably engaged. I have been meditating on the very great pleasure which a pair of fine eyes in the face of a pretty woman can bestow.¡±
             When it comes to the most popular literature genre, there is no doubt that ¡°romance¡± will be the first choice. People see those protagonists going through a lot of trials together and getting to know with each other better and better. And finally, after so many difficulties, they can be together happily ever after.
             Among so many romantic stories, Pride and Prejudice is the one that welcomed over centuries. Jane Austin adopted a lot of writing skills to enrich her work, and no matter how many times people have read the book, they can always find different pleasures in reading it. Through so many centuries, Pride and prejudice always stands still among the tide of the time. This work does not fade with time; however, with the changing of the centuries, it radiates much more glory than before. Since this work is so enduring, there must be some elements to make it not only fit in the traditional romance genre, but also make some difference to let it become so unique. In addition to that, Pride and Prejudice is also being made into movies. How movies reflect or even enhance their original text are also very interesting issues to think about. First, the discussion will start from the book itself:
             In the analysis, we discuss several aspects of the film and the novel. The aspects are setting, fate, balance and power relation, alpha male, and reader¡¯s identification as followed.
             Pride and prejudice is set in the moralistic19th Century Britain.
             The story is situated in estates surrounding Meryton and London, but mainly in rural England. The rural England is more sober and down-to-earth and the people there are more sincere and honest compared to those in the urban England. It is more lik...

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