PrideandPrejudicefortheModernWoman
LetusimaginehowPrideandPrejudiceJaneAusten'smostfamousworkmightbeupdated200yearson.
Austen'spopularityisrootedinherintelligence.Buttodayshewouldcertainlyhavehadaverydifferentlifeaswouldhercharacters.Here'smyownsuggestion...
Itisatruthfinallyanduniversallyacknowledgedthatasinglewomanwithbrainsdeservestohaveequalopportunitiestomenhoweverdisadvantagedshemayfeelbysexism.
"Mydearhusband"saidhishopefulwifeoneday"haveyouheardthatthelocalstorestandingemptyforsolongistakenoverbyabrightyoungbusinesswoman?"
Herdullandindifferent(漠不关心的)husbandrepliedthathehadnot."Butitisitis"sherepliedexcitedly.MrDull-Husbandmadenoreply.
"Don'tyouwanttoknowherplans?"shecriedwithsomeimpatience.
"Wellclearlyyouthinkitmatterstoyoursillylittlehead...soI'dbetterlisten."
"Wellmydeartherumour(传言)isthatshehasalreadysetupastringofsuccessfulbusinessesinnorthernEnglandthoughhowawomancanknowanythingaboutthatisbeyondme.Shewillmoveinherselfnextmonth.""Whatishername?""Bingley."
"Isshemarriedorsingle?"
"Whataquestion!Andnoneofyourbusiness.Buthercomingwillbeafinethingforourfiveboys.""Howso?Howcanitpossiblyaffectthem?"
"Mydearlove;thoselazyboysneedsomethingtowakethemup.Thereareboundtobejobsgoing."
"Isthatherpointinsettlinghere?Surelyasawomanshehassimplytakenafancytotheplace."
"Nonsensemylovehowlittleyou'venoticedtheworldhaschanged.She'sgotafirst-ratedegreeandsomesortofbusinessqualificationI'mtold.Shesurelyneedsoneofourboys!Perhapsyoumightgiveheracall."
"Me?No.Perhapsyoucantakeaninterest.Youstillhaveyourlooksafterall.Shemayevenofferyouajob.""Ohthat'snotlikely.Thesenewchancesbelongtotheyoungergeneration.ButnowyoumentionitIthinkI'llgoalongallthesame."
AndMrsBennetwentalong.Thatwas10year