I’m currently taking a class called Jane Austen’s Afterlives. I’ve always considered myself an Austen fan, despite the fact that until recently, I’d only read “Pride and Prejudice.” But Austen feels like one of those authors you can claim even with minimal exposure. Her characters and stories seep into the cultural consciousness through so many retellings and adaptations that you almost feel like you know them before opening the book. Between “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” “Clueless” and the endless stream of TikToks about Mr. Darcy, it felt safe to say I was a fan.
Aditi Gupta is a Mirror editor at Ridgefield, Conn. She is majoring in Biology with minors in Global Health and English, and focuses on the intersection of scientific research, health, and literature. Aditi's work has been featured in prominent publications such as WION, The Economic Times, and Times Higher Education, where she explores themes in technology, software, and pop culture.







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