#tbh i think elizabeth cares less about wickham being hot than about wickham finding /her/ hot

[anghraine]

At Longbourn, nothing would have changed Lizzy mind about Wickham, because at that point, she was very sexually attracted to him.

I'm not sure what this is in relation to (maybe the post about Bingley trying to deliver a warning about Wickham?).

In any case ... maybe so? But it's by no means certain. Also, I think that, while Elizabeth is definitely sexually interested in Wickham, she is even more interested in her own ego, and Wickham's charming flattery + Darcy's lack of either in his behavior towards her are all factors in Wickham's appeal for her. It's not a purely sexual appeal by any means.

And I don't think we can say for certain that literally nothing would have gotten through to her—all we know for sure is that nothing did in the specific circumstances of the novel, until Darcy's letter.

#tbh i think elizabeth cares less about wickham being hot than about wickham finding /her/ hot #i do think she would probably still believe wickham if (for instance) darcy was not in the picture at all #but i don't think it's at all certain! #far less that nothing at all could have gotten through to her when a detailed argument ultimately /does/ get through to her in the book #anon replies #respuestas #austen blogging #elizabeth bennet #austen fanwank #george wickham #elizabeth bennet critical