Sisters (are doin' it for themselves)

I've decided it's high time I write about Austen's Sense and Sensibility because I know I'll keep reading other stuff and forget half of it. I was scanning through my posts a few days ago and was susprised to see and recall some of the books I read this year. This one book per week project is becoming a brainwash.
As you may remember I saw Sense and Sensibility a few months ago on TV and grew an instant liking for it and that's why I later ordered the complete novels of Austen. As I have by now found out this monster of a book is a bit hard to handle so I could only read it at home, ideally opened in my bed so that I didn't have to hold it. Consequently, I read it only before sleeping, about ten pages per day, while at daytime I was reading other stuff. Luckily I remembered most of the "story" from the film, though I know that a graduate in arts shouldn't read books for their stories only.
I must say I love Austen's world, though to some extent it surprises even me. I love all this innocent and pure and young beauty and the way they expected men to engage the girls if they were going out for like two weeks. And these girls were about 16 and they felt lucky if a guy their age happened to pass their cottage. And I also love how every girl could draw and play the piano, and sew, and the way they read a lot and took long walks and gossipped. I don't say I would welcome the class-focused society of the era but (hey, is there really so much difference?) a part of me wishes I could live like that. Always doing something useful and educating the mind and one's manners (I would especially need that)... Of course if I had to choose from among their pale-faced noble traitors I would be in trouble, save Colonel Brandon. But maybe this is due to his being played by Alan Rickman in the movie.
I think if you have a sister or if you're a girl at least you start thinking which sister you are more like: Elinor or Marianne. At least I did. To some extent I resemble Marianne, as I cannot always tame my temper and I tend to fall for looks rather than virtue. But I think the way she always looks after Marianne, overcomes her disappointment and sacrifies her desires to maintain the well-being of her family makes me an unmistakeable Elinor. Besides, I would like to be so prudent (and probably played by Emma Thompson).
Okay, I've realized that my recent posts have all turned into personal psyche stuff so I would cut back on it. But let me just add that I love my sisters. And the usual stuff that I keep telling everyone who is worth it: we've been together with J. since she was born (when I was two) and our experiences and our whole life is so intertwined that we keep finishing each other's thoughts even before we pronounce it. I cannot say it too many times: I love you, Sis!