Jane Austen s Pride And Prejudice - 1055 Words

Pride and Prejudice vs. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries The Lizzie Bennet Diaries You Tube web series is a version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice that has expanded the book by Austen so well that the characters are very different from the book. Picture Jane Austen’s classic novel Pride and Prejudice did not take place in 19th century England, and instead took place in 21st century California. Would our smart, honest character Elizabeth Bennet be a graduate student with a hobby for video blogging? Wouldn’t Darcy’s snobbery and reserved character make him the typical bowtie-wearing hipster? The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, a modern-day version of Pride and Prejudice co-created by Bernie Su and Hank Green. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries or LBD is a†¦show more content†¦This lively description lets the audience pity with Lydia’s crazy character. Lydia’s actions are all the drama for the entire final section of the novel, but the audience is only told that Lydia is the bad guy, embarrassing her family and being a general trouble maker. We haven’t seen the reasoning behind Lydia’s decisions, the hurt she feels after being left out by her older sisters, or the real attraction she has to Wickham. The Lizzie Bennet Diaries has not weakened Lydia. Instead we see her slowly falling for Wickham and becoming separated from her family. In Pride and Prejudice the audience has been just as judge mental of Lydia as Elizabeth is. How refreshing to see a version that makes Lydia’s journey just as important as Lizzie’s. In the novel the other two Bennet sisters, Mary and Kitty, are not forgotten in LBD, but are re-casted to play important roles in Lydia’s story. Mary Bennet is Lydia, Jane, and Lizzie’s quiet rebellious cousin in LBD. She becomes best friends with Lydia while she stays at her house, even with their opposite personalities. She is often the â€Å"forgotten† character just like in Pride and Prejudice. In the novel, Kitty follows Lydia around in her tricks, but in LBD Kitty is actually a pet cat to Lydia who also follows her everywhere