Bridget Jones’s Diary by Helen Fielding has been one of the classic romance novels in its genre. Romance, as a genre, has its certain key factors to make it what it is. It encourages escapism so that the readers can still have adventures and be safe in their homes. It provides unconventional and unrealistic relationships that we may never encounter in our own lives and gives us a chance to live vicariously through the characters in the book. Sometimes this genre even gives us an exotic flavour and dealings with people of wealth. It usually involves a younger man or woman and also delves into the comical aspects of relationships. These novels also involve similar stories of likes and dislikes within the characters. However, the characters lack
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The female characters are more oftenly shown as weak and vulnerable and in need of saving by prince charming or what not. But that is not the case. Since Bridget failed to follow through on the goals she made like, quitting smoking and losing weight, however although this novel tries to highlight the comical aspects of all her problems. The humor in the end, is at her expense. Readers are not laughing with her but at her. She is criticized for not being able to remake herself or control her life, which are two traits that logically cannot be controlled. Although this is a British novel it revolves around the American myth of self-perfection. Jones rejects this staple and remains how she is. However despite the set backs to the feministic views of this book, Bridget’s voice is authentic because she still expresses what every person goes through. The article, Contextualizing Bridget Jones, debates whether or not her fate is or is not controlled. The article notes that throughout the course of the book Bridget fails to predict that she will fall in love with Mark, however, her actions seem to say otherwise, she continuously notes the differences between themselves that could pose as an obstacle, she admires his looks, that he likes her sense of humor, and and his disapporivl of past girlfriends. Throughout the novel Bridget is shown as defenceless and vulnerable. More directly in her social interactions, she is a socially awkward individual and the book capitalizes on that
The female characters are more oftenly shown as weak and vulnerable and in need of saving by prince charming or what not. But that is not the case. Since Bridget failed to follow through on the goals she made like, quitting smoking and losing weight, however although this novel tries to highlight the comical aspects of all her problems. The humor in the end, is at her expense. Readers are not laughing with her but at her. She is criticized for not being able to remake herself or control her life, which are two traits that logically cannot be controlled. Although this is a British novel it revolves around the American myth of self-perfection. Jones rejects this staple and remains how she is. However despite the set backs to the feministic views of this book, Bridget’s voice is authentic because she still expresses what every person goes through. The article, Contextualizing Bridget Jones, debates whether or not her fate is or is not controlled. The article notes that throughout the course of the book Bridget fails to predict that she will fall in love with Mark, however, her actions seem to say otherwise, she continuously notes the differences between themselves that could pose as an obstacle, she admires his looks, that he likes her sense of humor, and and his disapporivl of past girlfriends. Throughout the novel Bridget is shown as defenceless and vulnerable. More directly in her social interactions, she is a socially awkward individual and the book capitalizes on that