Bridget Jones’s Diary

The main details
Title: Bridget Jones’s Diary
Author: Helen Fielding
Genres: Comedy novel, Chick lit
Publication date: 1996

Main characters
Bridget Jones.
She is about thirty years old, single,
works in publishing,
fell in love with her boss Daniel.
Daniel Cleaver.
Bridget's boss, single,
who is not looking for a serious relationship.

Main characters
Mark Darcy is a well-known reach lawyer and Bridget's childhood friend. Their parents are friends. He is divorced. He was also studying with Daniel Cleaver.

Other characters
Sharon
Bridget's friend, feminist
Jude
Bridget's friend,
who has relationship
with Vile Richard
Pamela Jones
Bridget's mother
Perpetua
Bridget's second boss
Tom
Bridget's friend,
a gay.
Colin Jones
Bridget's father
+ other friends

The plot #1
Diary
M
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N
T
H
S
January
March
April
February
…
Introductory «month», knew about Bridget and her problems
Affair with Daniel; Valentine’s Day
Problems with parents.
Mother’s new life; continuation of the novel with Daniel; Bridget’s birthday.
Bridget's new habits and ambitions, which called
«Inner Poise»

The plot #2
Diary
M
O
N
T
H
S
May
August
Autumn
June, July
Bridget's mother's career flourished. Bridget meets Daniel.
December
Bridget plans a vacation and imagines a future with Daniel. Suddenly, she finds him with another girl, whom he is going to marry.
Mark invites Bridget to dinner. Soon helps her make a report. Julio turns out to be a fraud, and Bridget's mother is an accomplice. Thanks to Mark Darcy everything ends well.
Bridget is going to Manchester. Suddenly she changes her job.
Everyone is celebrating Christmas. Julio breaks into the house, but he is arrested. Mark confesses his love for Bridget.

My Predictions
I consider, there will be many new characters, especially men. I believe Bridget will find her love, a real man.
Probably Daniel will understand his mistakes and also will fall in love with Bridget.
I hope that Bridget’s parents will make up. I am really interesting in Bridget’s mother’s career. Can she do it or not?
No, the characters are almost the same. Mark Darcy plays more prominent role in the second part of the book.
He falls in love with Bridget first, but then decides to marry another girl.
Bridget’s mother has a successful career, as well as great problems with her new friend Julio.

Themes
The pressure of society
The power of stereotypes
Women's self-determination
Self-confidence
Distribution of roles in the family

The message of the book
Women should have dignity.
Until you start respecting yourself, no one will respect you.
Women are stronger than they are.
A woman is a full-fledged person, not an attachment to a man.

What this book made me think about?
The book made me think about the self-esteem. Your choice should only be yours, not your parents or friends. If you really want to change something, you will find a way to do it. Crying and complaining is not the best way to implement your plan. Any person should have a goal in life. Otherwise, you give in to your weaknesses and have not got any progress.
Friends are an important part of our lives, where we draw support. You do not need to have a lot of friends, as long as they are real.