tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726688121062378014.post1353587512405836199..comments2023-04-09T09:38:17.640+01:00Comments on Writing, Life and the Universe: Literary fathersAngela Younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12708737998692926877noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726688121062378014.post-37871821207601811762008-06-24T19:17:00.000+01:002008-06-24T19:17:00.000+01:00Juxtabook: 'One who draws all his character in the...Juxtabook: 'One who draws all his character in the novel <B>from being a father</B> ... ' is so right.Angela Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708737998692926877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726688121062378014.post-80558095370998478962008-06-19T19:56:00.000+01:002008-06-19T19:56:00.000+01:00I couldn't agree more. A man with many faults who ...I couldn't agree more. A man with many faults who was not a 'good' father necessarily but one who draws all his character in the novel from being a father, and as you rightly point out can be witty, tender and loyal where Elizabeth is concerned. He is a wonderful portrait and my favourite too.Juxtabookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102279698993288454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726688121062378014.post-45885523321752654092008-06-17T10:01:00.000+01:002008-06-17T10:01:00.000+01:00I know you, Oxford Reader, (and Lizzie) are right ...I know you, Oxford Reader, (and Lizzie) are right that Mr Bennet wasn't a universally good father to all five of his daughters and nor was he a particularly good role model as a husband ... Simon (of Stuck in a Book) made the same (father) point in an email to me recently.<BR/><BR/>So I have to confess to thinking from Lizzie's point of view ... he was a wonderful father to his favourite daughter.Angela Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12708737998692926877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726688121062378014.post-67160170459217501232008-06-16T15:39:00.000+01:002008-06-16T15:39:00.000+01:00I have to say I adore Mr Bennett, because of the v...I have to say I adore Mr Bennett, because of the very line you've quoted here - but I have to say that I agree with Lizzie's feelings about the fact that he's not a very good role model in the way to behave in marriage, or even how to treat less favoured children.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, he is, I think, my favourite male character in the book, so all my protestations aren't worth that much!GlassCurlshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07006992143355408956noreply@blogger.com