Our book club selection for the month of March is the Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice. We hope you will join us in getting wrapped up in the stubborn romance of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Maghin Abernathy will host the next meeting on Tuesday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m.Savannah said there are several "like new" copies of P & P available at McKay's in Knoxville for around $5 if you are in the area.
See you in March!
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Hey Everybody!
My copy has some good discussion questions in the back, so I thought I'd post them if you wanted to think about it before Book Club or while you were reading the book. Also, I'd like to discuss the class issues that are brought up in this novel and specifically how they could relate to class or status issues today.
Can't wait to see you, girls!
Here are the questions:
1. Much is said concerning the subtlety and refinement of Austen's writing. What techniques does she employ to achieve this delicacy and minuteness? Is "miniaturism" an accurate description of her style?
2. Would Austen's meticulous style be as effective if she were to write in forms other than the novel-fro example-the short story? Are her abilities-for example, her gift for dialogue-convertible to playwriting?
3. Would you like Pride and Prejudice more if Austen's satire of the social milieu, of class distinctins, of her characters' pride and prejudice, was more savage?
4. Is Emerson's complaint that "never was life so pinched and narrow" justified?
5. What is the source of this novel's immense and enduring popularity?
-Cat
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