Persuasion quote in the lake house this is such a good scene. Sir elliots favorite past time is to read the baronetage, a book that listed his family history. Then i stayed in a house where a modest set of austens novels stood almost out of reach on a high shelf, and i took down the last of her works, persuasion perhaps because it stood at the end of. Alex finds kates copy of persuasion, by jane austen. Doctor kate forster sandra bullock is moving from the lake house that she has been renting in wisconsin. Though he knows who she is, alex doesnt pursue kate, leaving her to. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. In the movie the lake house how did the book persuasion. Although the similarities between the lake house and persuasion may not be at. We learn that the elliots are a respected, titled, landowning family. I first heard about jane austens persuasion from the movie the lake house with sandra bullock and keanu reeves. Kate tells him she loves jane austens persuasion a book about waiting, they look deeply into one anothers eyes and share a cameraswirling kiss.
He especially liked to read his name, elliot of kellynch hall. See more ideas about jane austen books, jane austen novels and ciaran hinds. She says its her favorite, all about a couple who keep meeting in the wrong time and place and. Before we get into the deep meaning of the title persuasion, a useful fact. There could have been no two hearts so open, no tastes so similar. The lake house tells the story of six extraordinary children, endowed with the power to fly after genetic engineering merged their dna with that of birds, and who have to fight for their lives against scientists who want to kill them, thinking that they are. Persuasion jane austen society of north america, southwest. The story concerns anne elliot, a young englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to lower their expenses and get out of debt, at the same time as the wars come to an end, putting sailors on shore. In the lake house, how did the book get under the floorboards. What value is placed on titles and the aristocracy. Hero and heroine read and discuss the book, which both helps justify their. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people.
The lake house is an american remake of the south korean film siworae 2000 2000 aka il mare, which was written by kim eunjeong and yoeh jina. A video montage of kissing and affection in persuasion 2007 and 1995 film adaptations as well as the jane austen book club and the lake house which are also centered on her message of love but are more loose adaptations of austens novel. As far as we know, she meant to use the title the elliots, but she died before the book was published, and her family decided to go with the catchier persuasion. How did kate know to look under the floorboards to find her book. Well, as kate from the film adaptation the lake house puts it, it is a story about waiting. Have you read other novels in which a house features within the text as vital and alive, almost as if it is another character in its own right. Jane austens plot has young anne elliott persuaded to break off her. Since he has access to her apartment in his own timeline in 2004, its a relatively simple matter for him to infiltrate the apartment and secrete the book under the squeaky floorboard. While the plot has little similarity with persuasion, the heroines copy of the novel her favorite and a gift from her father plays a pivotal role in the action, letters are exchanged by the leads, and the description of anne and capt.
Kate asks alex to rescue her copy of jane austens persuasion from the train station bench. Alejandro agrestis the lake house 2006 is also a modern version of persuasion. Persuasion is the last novel fully completed by jane austen. The lake house is the english translation of loeanneth, the houses cornish name. Persuasion was written in a race against failing health in 181516. The lake house starred sandra bullock and keanu reaves. Book summary persuasion opens with an introduction to the shallow, selfinvolved, sir water elliot. I watched it again recently on cable, and that question nagged me afterwards. Persuasion by jane austen is a 2016 enhanced media publication. In the film the lake house, at what point and how did alex get access to kates apartment on racine in order to put persuasion, the book she lost at the train station, under the floorboards of her bedroom. Originally published in 1817 a wonderfully pleasant classic by one of my favorite writers. Kate morton is the awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of the house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the clockmakers daughter. In the film the lake house, at what point and how did alex get access to kates apartment on racine in order to put persuasion, the book she lost at the train. Reeves persuasion is her favorite book, explains the meaning of the.
Austens persuasion ends in retrieved joy amid much duress and an existence where the two are surrounded by continual anxiety, discord, irony mrs clay may yet be lady elliot. On the other hand, there are film adaptations that stick relatively close to the plot and setting of the. She is a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english literature. Persuasion study guide contains a biography of jane austen, literature essays, a complete etext, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Jane austen persuasion 2007 what was that quote from jane austen. In the world of business, he broke onto the scene with the publication of his landmark book influence. A successful architect whose two children decided to follow the same path but in really different ways. In the world of social psychology he broke ground through his research on norms. Robert cialdini is a legendary social psychologist. It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death.
Do they mean a thematic reference or an actual one. At the time of her death, she was working on a new novel, sanditon, a fragmentary draft of which survives. Mansfield park is a book that seems to regret change, to value stasis, and the traditional. If a house is divided against itself, that house cannot stand. While the story certainly starts out a bit bleak jane austens wit. While much of the book is clumsy, contrived, and silly, it is while reading passages of the diary that one may actually find oneself. A whole party, in fact, has come from uppercross to stay at the white hart. What values do the men of the navy bring to the society of the book. Even with the timeshifted relationship burgeoning between kate and. Charles musgrove, persuasion there was never any burst of feeling, any warmth of indignation or delight, at the evil or good of others. Thinking about the stories and histories in the lake house, what themes were most interesting to you. Persuasion by jane austen book club discussion questions. The story concerns anne elliot, a young englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to lower their expenses and get out of debt. Siworae was adapted for the lake house by american playwright david auburn.
Austens guide to love in persuasion stands the test of. The movie mentioned a book that both of them read about two people waiting for eachother. There are some big characters and some big moments as two people work past regret, disappointment, emotional wounds and persevere in the hope to find happiness. Movies lp this category is for questions and answers related to lake house, the, as asked by users of. What was the name of the book mentioned in the movie the. What was the name of the book mentioned in the movie the lake house. Jane austens last completed novel, a brilliantly insightful story of regret, second chances, and the courage to follow our hearts anne elliot is twentyseven and unmarriedby all accounts a spinster in her timeseemingly doomed to spend the rest of her life waiting on her imageobsessed father and extravagant older sister.
In 2004, after he finds persuasion at the train station. The elliots of kellynch hall, a family of minor nobility, are in financial trouble. The key is kates casual mention that her favourite book is persuasion. The lake house is an example of and adaptation that changes many elements of the original story, yet shares the themes from the original which proves that it is those themes that make the story able to connect with current audiences. Now lets look at the specific universal themes from persuasion and how the adaptations continue to. Chapter 1 sir walter elliot, of kellynch hall, in somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the baronetage. Before she can leave the house, however, mary and charles musgrove arrive on a surprise visit.
They come near a few times, but these are fleeting encounters. She leaves a note in the mailbox asking the next tenant to forward any mail to her new address in chicago. The lake house starts with a tragedy the disappearance of a oneyearold boy, theo edevane, from his crib in the country home of a wealthy english family in 1933 and examines it i whipped through this dual or more timeline mystery in a couple of days when i found out my book club is meeting to talk about it at the end of this week. The lake house is a 2006 american romantic drama film directed by alejandro agresti and starring keanu reeves and sandra bullock who had previously appeared together in the academy award winning film speed and christopher plummer. In the movie the lake house how did the book persuasion come to be under the floor boards of kates apartment when alex found kates book persuasion at the train station, when she told him she was. The lake house 2006 frequently asked questions imdb. Tear jerking moment from the lake house when kate sends a copy of alexs fathers book back to the past after his fathers death. The story centers on an architect living in 2004 and a doctor. Sir walter, however, wants to keep his shrubberies to himself. Nor is the lake house in a league with jane austens persuasion, another reference. Hero and heroine read and discuss the book, which both helps justify their relationship and situates the.
There is a part where it is sandra bullocks character, kate, is having a birthday. Persuasion opens with a brief history of the elliot family as recorded in sir walter elliots favorite book, the baronetcy. The project gutenberg etext of persuasion, by jane austen. In lake house, the heroine, kate forster played by sandra bullock. Alex tells kate he will save it for her for when they meet. The lake house is a 2003 novel by james patterson, a sequel to when the wind blows plot. She also left two earlier compositions, a short epistolary novel, lady susan, and an unfinished novel, the watsons. Persuasion by jane austen with images persuasion jane. That bit of historical trivia doesnt mean the title is completely meaningless, however. Then, in her apartment bedroom at 1620 racine that shes sharing with boyfriend morgan, kate checks a loose floorboard to find that book hidden beneath. Before sunrise 2012 tv show quotes, film quotes, lyric quotes, book quotes. Its a bit recursive, but alex knows kates address in 2006. What is the quote sandra bullock reads from persuasion in. I love pride and prejudice, but persuasion is just a bit more mature.
Lady elliot, sir walters wife died fourtee n years ago and left him with three daughters. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Clay assures sir walter that any naval officer would take good care not only of the house but also might do a little gardening. The lake house by kate morton meet your next favorite book.