Inspired by The Lizzie Bennet Diaries I have decided to look at what the heroes of Jane Austen's novels would look like if they lived in the present day.


Pride and Prejudice

Mr. Darcy was a serious businessman in the book. His dad would have owned some mega-corporation which Darcy would have inherited. Being a rich kid he would most likely have been a frat boy in college, though never one of the wild party boys

Mr. Bingley would have been Darcy's frat brother, also not one of the wild party-ers, but still rather the social butterfly, always having friends over. He would also be from a wealthy family and if he had a job it would probably just be some job that his dad gave him.

In the book Mr. Wickham couldn't keep a job, so he would have lots of little jobs of no consequence, like bar-tending, always being in debt but living like he wasn't, and flirting with every girl he met.

Emma

Mr. Knightley would run his family's business as his father had done before him and his grandfather and great-grandfather and so on.

Frank Churchill might be an actor, or something of that kind. He doesn't really seem like a person who would have a career.

Mr. Elton would be a slimy, flattering salesman

Mansfield Park

I see Edmond Bertram as a professor or writer of theoretical articles

I am at a loss with Henry Crawford. It has been a long time since I have read the book or seen the movie, and I don't remember anything about him that would give me a clue as to what he might do with himself if he lived in the modern day. 

Sense and Sensibility

Edward Ferrars, of course, would not do anything super important or showy. Perhaps he would be a high school teacher or a business manager.

Mr. Willoughby was charming and dishonest, so he would likely be a young politician

Colonel Brandon might be an honest, good sort of lawyer. It is the only profession which seems to fit him

Northanger Abbey

Henry Tilney would most certainly be a hipster, very likely a journalist or a news reporter.

Persuasion

I'm quite stumped on Mr. Elliot as well. He's something of a social climber. I was thinking maybe he would be a musician that was rather successful to begin with but as time goes on begins to realize that he needs to make friends in high places to stay popular.

I think Captain Wentworth as in the book would be in the military or police force.Probably idealistic, and certainly patriotic.