Pride And Prejudice Flashcards
Weldon’s contextualisation of Austen’s world allows readers to?
Challenge, subvert and reinforce their previous understanding of pride and prejudice
What has Weldon offered a 21st century audience?
Insight into the necessity of marriage as she describes “Women were born poor and stayed poor and lived well only by their husbands favour”
What is learnt from austens writing on women’s obsession with marriage?
To emphasise with the experiences of the women rather than making judgements
How does the text gain credibility?
As a didactic text it can instruct and educate the reader
The notion of…
Observable truths is introduces to question and challenge the reader in their own life
The work is classified as … but possesses significant elements of
Non-fiction … fiction
The audience is forced to
Reflect on judgements
The persona gains credibility because
She has clear connections to Fay Weldon the author
What is the affect on Alice after weldons subversive force
Challenges the rules imposed by the edu institution, parents and aunt
What is the irony of Aunt Fay encouragement for Alice to be subversive
Fay imposes her own set of rules and values which Alice ignores and still shives success
What are the two varied cultural contexts
Regency England and contemporary postmodern society
The meta fictional aspects enable Weldon to
Reconceptualise the values embedded within austens canonical text
Despite social division and the complex hierarchy’s what do the texts suggest?
That individual power is achieved through self-growth and discernment rather than belonging to a social echelon
What does weldons retrospective historical observations of nineteenth century England focus on?
The lack of female autonomy
How are the providing social divisions shown?
Through the dominant discourses of their culture and its status quo
