anghraine: vader extending his lightsaber; text: and now for the airing of grievances! (anakin [grievances])
Anghraine ([personal profile] anghraine) wrote2022-01-25 07:52 am

Tumblr crosspost (1 May 2020)

themarydragon replied to this post:

I thought I read somewhere that the actual Austen self-insert was Mr Bennett, Eliza’s dad?

I replied:

If so, they are wrong. Mr Bennet is thoroughly criticized for his irresponsibility and poor treatment of his wife and younger daughters, and ultimately tells Elizabeth that she needs to marry a man she’ll look up to as a superior. His views are definitely not Austen’s.

#also: ANY character as just a self-insert remains super problematic