Hey this is great, very insightful! I read this book for my "family book club" last year and I really enjoyed it. But it's one of Austen's books that you don't hear as much about. I forgot about Mrs. Allen, but some of my favorite characters out of touch with reality were Catherine's "friends" the Thorpes. I guess it's also kind of interesting to contrast Catherine's disconnection with reality (she views herself as a heroine from a Gothic novel, but often still has some understanding of how other characters perceive her) with characters like the Thorpes, who seem to understand the roles they fill in society but are almost totally disconnected with how they come across to others. (This might be an oversimplication but maybe you can see what I mean.)
Thank you, Mike! Yes, as far as I remember, what you described here applies to both Isabella and John Thorpe. I forgot to mention in the video how funny this novel is. Not only in specific moments, where funny things happen, but the overall tone and perspective of the novel is upbeat, cheerful, and very funny (thanks, in great part, to the recurrence of that disconnect you referred to).
Hey this is great, very insightful! I read this book for my "family book club" last year and I really enjoyed it. But it's one of Austen's books that you don't hear as much about. I forgot about Mrs. Allen, but some of my favorite characters out of touch with reality were Catherine's "friends" the Thorpes.
I guess it's also kind of interesting to contrast Catherine's disconnection with reality (she views herself as a heroine from a Gothic novel, but often still has some understanding of how other characters perceive her) with characters like the Thorpes, who seem to understand the roles they fill in society but are almost totally disconnected with how they come across to others. (This might be an oversimplication but maybe you can see what I mean.)
Thank you, Mike! Yes, as far as I remember, what you described here applies to both Isabella and John Thorpe. I forgot to mention in the video how funny this novel is. Not only in specific moments, where funny things happen, but the overall tone and perspective of the novel is upbeat, cheerful, and very funny (thanks, in great part, to the recurrence of that disconnect you referred to).
@@DavoodGozli Agreed! I also was laughing to myself that this was The Guardian's one-word takeaway printed on the cover of your edition: 'Hilarious'