Both Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice (1813), and Fay Weldon, Letters to Alice (1984), describe their values in tension with the prevailing values of their time, However, it is inevitable that all writers write influenced by their context. Both question the social ideals, values and morals present in their respective societies. Regardless of their different contexts, both writers' values would have been shaped through their societies, making their judgments an endorsement of some aspects of their cultures. Since the basis of their judgment is also found within their society, they are upholding certain values present in their different contexts. context by trying to go against others. In Letters to Alice, Alice is presented as a rebellious teenager with "black and green hair", a metaphor for her rebellion against her society, 1980s England, where the rebellious "punk" subculture was prominent. Alice is proud of her individualism and nonconformity, even though we discover that, in reality, she is conforming. This may have been done by Weldon as a demonstration of Alice's intellect, as “you ...
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