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Lost In Austen !

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Every girl who has read Pride and Prejudice cant help falling in love with the Proud yet Kind Mr. Darcy :) What is it about Mr. Darcy that girls so readily fall in love with him ? The perfect looks? The Yearly income of 10,000 Pounds (which was considered to be a very handsome income during the late 18th century)? Or his undying and intense love for Miss Bennet ?? Anyways, I would not go into in-depth character assessment as it has already been done so many times by Jane Austen's fans :D For the past one month, I have been watching different versions of pride and prejudice which has been made till now. It all started with PnP 1980 series, which though close to the book lacked the intense feeling of love and passion that the characters showed in the book. Though i loved the character of Lady Chatherine De'Burgh :) and Mrs. Bennet. But i would not say the same thing about Miss Elizabeth Bennet or Mr. Darcy and other characters. Then the Keira Knightley's 2005's much...

Confusions unlimited

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Being a regular 4th year engineering student, I'm at that stage of life when I have to decide what next ! There are so many options but so far nothing stands out. Hence confusion has overwhelmed me. I feel as if the mundane flow of life is compelling me to choose the same course of action that many have followed and will follow in years to come. It all comes down to these three choices (atleast mine are those):  1. Take a break. (and Society will declare that the girl is ready to get married  :|  )  2. Do a Job. (a warning signal for Dad that says "I need money"  \m/ )  3. Further studies (meaning that I am just postponing the present confusion just to deal with it later :S ) If I take a sabbatical to "rediscover myself" , my Dad will probably freak out and will start looking for prospective grooms for his DARLING daughter. And trust me I'm in no mood to get married so soon. I'll most probably end up divorcing the poor guy for reasons like...