Bingley's two sisters. Her mother's thoughts she plainly saw were bent the same way, and she determined not to venture near her, lest she might hear too much. When they sat down to supper, therefore, she considered it a most unlucky perverseness which placed them within one of each other; and deeply was she vexed to find that her mother was talking to that one person (Lady Lucas) freely, openly, and of nothing else but her expectation that Jane would soon be married to Mr. Bingley. It was an animating subject, and Mrs. Bennet seemed incapable of fatigue while enumerating the advantages of the match. His being such a charming young man, and so rich, and living but three miles from them, were the first points of self-gratulation; and then it was such a comfort to think how fond the two sisters were of Jane, and to be certain that they must desire the connection as much as she could do. It was, moreover, such a promising thing for her younger daughters, as Jane's marrying
realized it was an interesting thing to make a movie about. T h e y began discussing formats a n d settings that could support such a story, a n d eventually hit on the idea o f doing it entirely in the world o f African animals. Disney had not done an exclusively animal-driven animated feature since Bambi in 1 9 4 2 , so it seemed fresh and also could play on the public's fondness for nature shows. It would avoid some o f the problems o f animating humans. To animate a human character you have to represent a particular ethnic group a n d choose certain hair and skin colors, which may prevent audience members with different features from fully identifying with the character. M u c h o f this limitation is swept away with the use o f animals, where human concerns about race a n d genetics are less relevant. 258 EPILOGUE: LOOKING BACK ON THE JOURNEY
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