"'But surely,' said she, "I may enter his county with impunity, and rob it of a few petrified spars, without his perceiving me,'" (224).
Petrified spars are actually crystalline minerals. From Jane Austen wording it this way it adds a different tone into her writing. When the reader reads the word "petrified" it makes one think of a dark object that can no longer moved. It creates a dreary scene, which is perfect for what Jane Austen has Elizabeth enduring throughout this scene. Elizabeth is headed to a town where Mr. Darcy may appear and Elizabeth does not want to see him. Austen threw in this comparison to "petrified spars" to demonstrate the fear and anguish Elizabeth is feeling as she embarks towards the direction of where Mr. Darcy is residing.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment