tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134685988567056522.post1972208278003453158..comments2023-04-07T06:06:21.072-05:00Comments on See Jenn Read!: Review: "North and South" Classic a Month #12.2013SeeJennReadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16269271869418911280noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134685988567056522.post-46991528368554592952014-01-06T09:59:50.306-06:002014-01-06T09:59:50.306-06:00Yep, I am American, and I completely agree with yo...Yep, I am American, and I completely agree with you! :) I don't think I could connect as well with this as say, Grapes of Wrath, which is about as "American" as you can get. <br /><br />Thank you for commenting and for the compliment!SeeJennReadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16269271869418911280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134685988567056522.post-26075027737524705452014-01-04T07:15:21.516-06:002014-01-04T07:15:21.516-06:00Are you an American by any chance?
You see, I thi...Are you an American by any chance?<br /><br />You see, I think Gaskell's novel actually works better for British readers because it taps into our North/ South divide, where the more affluent and sophisticated peoples of London look down on the money-hungry and industrious communities of the north.<br /><br />The class system is awfully rampant in Britain and <i>North and South</i> gives a historical account of just how entrenched such social myopia is in my nation.<br /><br />The whole suspense plotlines of the novel may have less of a payoff than warranted, but I do think it to be a very important novel.<br /><br />I like your blog.Movies on my Mindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01728634451204645148noreply@blogger.com