Longing and the Marriage Plot. Pride and Prejudice Girl likes Boy Boy likes Girl Boy is Bad It’s...

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Longing and the Longing and the

Marriage PlotMarriage Plot

Pride and Prejudice

Girl likes Boy

Boy likes Girl

Boy is Bad

It’s all lies boy is good

Boy and Girl get married

Couples

Marriage as jailerCouples move to suburbsHusband works in citiesWife is boredCouples have raging swinger partiesGirl falls for friend’s husbandBoy falls for friend’s wifeThey all have affairsEverything goes to shit

The Marriage Plot

Boy likes girl

Girl likes other boy

Boy that girl likes is emotionally unavailable

Boy likes boy that likes girl

Boy and girl hook up but it’s not a match

Modern day marriage plot