Bridget Jones Character Analysis

In the novel Bridget Jones’s Diary, Bridget is a self-conscious, awkward character that finds herself falling in and out of love. Because of a failed relationship, Bridget finally gains the self-esteem and confidence she was lacking. Bridget, the main character, has conflicting views on her life and in what she wants. Bridget is a woman in her early thirties who has not yet found a husband; this causes Bridget’s parents and most of her friends to pester her about her love life. Bridget eventually has a fling with a man from work named Daniel. He is a charming young man about the same age as Bridget, but he is not looking for a commitment. After Bridget’s attempts to be an “Ice Queen” and ignore Daniel, he finally decides he wants a relationship

Today, Helen Fielding chronicles the perils and triumphs of women in the Viagra-age (Durnell). Enter Bridget Jones--thirtyish, chronic smoker, compulsive dieter, "Singleton," office puppet, binge drinker, procrastinator, and VCR klutz (Durnell). Fielding has created an English rose complete with thorns (Durnell). The novel touches on the experience of women who, like Bridget, have put up with more than their share of "Turkey Curry Buffets" (Durnell). Without hesitation, Bridget proclaims herself a feminist--just one of those feminists of the nineties who maintains her independence while waiting for her man to call as he promised (Durnell). The term chick lit is generally used to refer to Fielding's 1996 bestseller Bridget Jones's Diary (Bethman). When used in this sense, chick lit is defined as a "form of women's fiction on the basis of subject matter, character, audience, and narrative style (Bethman).

This book is a must read for any girl teenager or woman. It is relatable, which is most likely why this book did so well. In reality nobody is perfect and in Bridget Jones’s Diary that is seen. Once we stop caring what others think and just be ourselves that’s when we find who we truly are. Just like Bridget found