tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post4840084842001371825..comments2023-08-05T17:50:44.677-07:00Comments on Kelsey's Notebook: Sense and SensibilityKelsey Bryanthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18398824033560242061noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-80015465057758038922012-12-14T15:59:28.901-08:002012-12-14T15:59:28.901-08:00They are good listeners. The problem is, they BOTH...They are good listeners. The problem is, they BOTH listen, and listeners tend to need talkers. Edward was funny in the scene with Marianne and Elinor (the one about the banditti) but Marianne gave him something to react to. <br /><br />Oh yes, those modifications certainly. At the very minimum. If he were handsomer than Sir John it wouldn't hurt at all either . . . :P<br /><br />lol, it is true that Janeites love to discuss the most minute points of her novels. Her characters are like real other people that we know--and everybody had an opinion on what other people should do. :P<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824278922012521346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-2634904840142806252012-12-09T08:34:29.596-08:002012-12-09T08:34:29.596-08:00On the other hand, I've also thought this: Eli...On the other hand, I've also thought this: Elinor and Edward understand each other, and Elinor seems to have enough outgoingness to make them a nice couple to know. Elinor's quiet and calming nature is an asset, and if she had a husband that upset her balance, that service of "listening" that she can give to others in society would be diminished. I like to picture the atmosphere of their house as soothing and relaxing because they are both good listeners. <br />Don't you just love that Jane Austen's stories are deep enough that we can analyze them like this? : ) Kelsey Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398824033560242061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-49399688916330189432012-12-09T07:22:32.600-08:002012-12-09T07:22:32.600-08:00I am rather weird for liking Edward so much. I act...I am rather weird for liking Edward so much. I actually do agree that Elinor seems to need a livelier man : ). I don't know how well such a quiet couple would do in the world! But he is a good person. <br />Someone like Sir John? Hmm, yes -- perhaps with those modifications you suggested! <br />Thanks for joining in! Kelsey Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398824033560242061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2930254604994263094.post-70297368567015587502012-12-07T17:40:07.776-08:002012-12-07T17:40:07.776-08:00I like S&S, although I am in the crowd of peop...I like S&S, although I am in the crowd of people who dislike Edward. For one thing, he's much too similar to Elinor--she should be with a lively man. A little like Sir John Middleton (unromantic as that sounds!)Much younger than Sir John, of course, and not nearly as boring. :P Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14824278922012521346noreply@blogger.com