Sorry, got sucked into Beauty and the Beast and remembering why it's my favorite Disney movie:
A lot of people now probably think Belle's love of books and stuff is "not like other girls" garbage, but the thing is that there's important historical context there.
People back in the 18th century thought reading was BAD for women. They thought women weren't capable of high enough thought to process anything complex (hence why math was rarely taught to girls) and reading was seen as genuinely detrimental. Gaston's not just being a hilarious misogynist when he says women shouldn't be reading all the time because it'll give them ideas and make them think. THAT WAS LITERALLY THE THOUGHT PROCESS OF THE DAY. GASTON WAS THE NORM.
Belle's dad probably wasn't just thought of as a kook because of the inventions and stuff. Belle's dad saw value in his daughter and didn't consider her wanting to read and learn and explore to be odd at all. That was absolute barking madness back then.
Women were simultaneously seen as innocent, empty-headed children AND wild, emotional animals that needed to be tamed by their husbands. Women were expected to do two things: find a husband and have his kids. That's it. And if she didn't then she was radical social misfit. Hell, look up the concept of 'apeleaders'. Women who never married or bore children were told they were going to go straight to hell for specifically not doing those things.
Belle wasn't just oh weird quirky teehee no one gets her. Belle was genuinely, out of this world bizarre according to the norms of the 18th century. She had NO interest in Gaston, even though he was probably as close to a Darcy as that town had--desirable, handsome, breathing. The idea that she was just straight up not interested? Absolute madness. Insanity. Put her in the asylum.
(Also the movie clearly takes place over the course of at least several months as we see autumn and winter pass into probably early spring. Belle wasn't suffering Stocklholm Syndrome and I'll fucking fight anyone who says otherwise.)