These women, genteel and beautiful, are the rebels who say no to the choices made by silly mothers, incompetent fathers {there are seldom any wise fathers in Austen's novels} and the rigidly orthodox society. They risk ostracism and poverty to gain love and companionship, and to embrace that elusive goal at the heart of democracy: the right to choose.
( Azar Nafisi )
[ Reading Lolita in Tehran: A ]
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