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Talk:Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies (view source)
Revision as of 17:02, July 8, 2017
, 17:02, July 8, 2017→Fake news in "Pride and Prejudice"
Elizabeth is tricked by Mr. Wickham's lies about Mr. Darcy. This is akin to CNN and other media presenting false, disparaging information based on a single source. I won't roll back your edit, but I don't agree with it. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 12:07, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
Elizabeth is tricked by Mr. Wickham's lies about Mr. Darcy. This is akin to CNN and other media presenting false, disparaging information based on a single source. I won't roll back your edit, but I don't agree with it. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 12:07, 8 July 2017 (EDT)
:I think a better way to describe it is that Wickham lied to her about Darcy. People lie all the time, including in works of fiction. Fictional stories would be much less interesting (and real life would be less interesting too!) if everyone told the complete truth. Wickham and Darcy told very different stories about each other, and Elizabeth had to decide who was telling the truth. She made the wrong decision at first.
:Elizabeth's low opinion of Darcy came from two sources, apparently equally: what Wickham said, and the fact that Darcy separated Jane from Mr. Bingley, which neither Darcy nor anyone else lied about. Elizabeth's "who's telling the truth?" instincts failed her. Darcy's cold and aloof manner contributed to this.
:I can't believe that two men are discussing ''Pride and Prejudice''! :-) :-) :-) You realize that this is a women's story, a "chick flick", right? In fact, the fact that men can't relate to the story is discussed in the movie ''You've got Mail''. But I do like the story and the BBC serialization, even if Colin Firth in wet clothing doesn't do it for me. :-) Now I guess I have to go watch a baseball game to reset my equilibrium, [[User:SamHB|SamHB]] ([[User talk:SamHB|talk]]) 13:02, 8 July 2017 (EDT)