The stark similarities are quite shocking.
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It’s 1961 and attractive, bright 16-year-old schoolgirl, Jenny (Carey Mulligan) is poised on the brink of womanhood, dreaming of a rarefied, Gauloise-scented existence as she sings along to Juliette Greco in her Twickenham bedroom. Stifled by the tedium of adolescent routine, Jenny can’t wait for adult life to begin. Meanwhile, she’s a diligent student, excelling in every subject except the Latin that her father is convinced will land her the place she dreams of at Oxford University. One rainy day, her suburban life is upended by the arrival of an unsuitable suitor, 30-ish David (Peter Sarsgaard). Very quickly, David introduces Jenny to a glittering new world of classical concerts and late-night suppers with his attractive friend and business partner, Danny (Dominic Cooper) and Danny’s girlfriend, the beautiful but vacuous Helen (Rosamund Pike). David replaces Jenny’s traditional education with his own version, picking her up from school in his Bristol roadster and whisking her off to art auctions and smoky clubs. Just as the family’s long-held dream of getting their brilliant daughter into Oxford seems within reach, Jenny is tempted by another kind of life.
Jenny’s transition from bored teenager to credible grown-up is because she is seduced by the promise of fun and thrill [Paris jazz clubs and expensive restaurants] and being drawn into something that she’s not quite part of and find it thrilling.
This is why she ends up taking such a risk with her own life.
We all can put ourselves in Jenny’s position. When you’re growing up, you get led astray, misguided, involved in things you shouldn’t get involved in. you forget what is important in your life. I think all of this is very relevant
When you were young, you want something other than what you have, to escape what seems like a boring existence and meet someone glamourous and funny who turns on to another world. More than eager for change of any kind of 16 year old.
What were they doing with girls who were clearly 16.
The only thing about being 16 and being a little bit older is that when you’re younger, you don’t realize that you can hurt people by what you say and you’re less able to put a lid on things; you’re less able to measure yourself
What did I get from Simon? An education – the thing my parents always wanted me to have… I learned about expensive cars and luxury hotels, I learned about banks and business and the corporate world. But actually there was a much bigger bonus than that. My experience with simon entirely cured my craving for sophistication. By the time I got to oxford, I wanted nothing more than to meet a kind, decent, straightforward boys my own age, no matter if they were gauche or virgins. I would marry one eventually and stayed married all my life and for that, I suppose, I have simon to thank.
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edited parts.
Only some would understand.
http://www.sonyclassics.com/aneducation/
Anyways, An education is a universal tale, something we all can relate to
Jenny, was someone I could relate to.
The whole story I thought was extraordinary. Long and complicated story- something you couldn’t really just tell something casually over dinner or something. It was almost like a secret I’d been carrying around me.
Now I realise it’s not me alone, there are such things happening.
A kind of relief…
I hope i can make the right choice
