(Don't read if you aren't finished ....)
You'll have to have read more than one of Jane Austen's books to compare, but did you think she skimped a little on the ending in terms of intimacy, impassioned dialogue and all the perks of a romantic happy ending? Particularly with Marianne? I can't remember too well with P&P, but I think in "Emma" the author was more willing to stay with the characters as they admitted their love, committed to marriage, etc.
I felt a little cheated -- as a sentimental slob -- at how much narrative she uses to gloss over the ending at "Sense" after putting me through all that stress, damn it!
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I had the same feeling, cl. It's been too long since I read P&P for me to compare, but I did wish she had spent more time on the details of Marianne's ending.
I'm a little hazy on this too, cl, but I seem to remember that JA's books conclude when a marriage has been finalized. Her interest is really getting to that point, and once the match has been concluded there's not much else to say. The two are stuck together, and whether it's a rocky, happy or indifferent pairing is sort of a moot point because there's not much that can be done to change it. If they are comical you can satirize them, like the Palmers, but there's really no dramatic tension to work with as a writer.
Yeah, it was sort of an "Oh, yeah, and this is what happened with Marianne ..."
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