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Concepts: Novel, Persuasion, Northanger Abbey, Marriage, Francis Austen, Walter Scott, Emma

Sense and Sensibility Summary

Sense and Sensibility Summary February 2nd, 2018Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen starts off at Norland Park, where Mr. Dashwood has just passed away and left his fortune to this nephew’s son, John Dashwood. Despite John Dashwood’s promise with his father to take care of…

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Feminism in Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice concerns primarily of the social norms of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century, in which was a patriarchal society ruled by men who held economic and social power. Pride and Prejudice has certain components that directly focus on the mixing…

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Jane Austen’s Perfect Heroine: The Use of Reserve in Persuasion

Jane Austen’s Perfect Heroine: The Use of Reserve in Persuasion “Her character was now fixed on his mind as perfection itself.” Jane Austen, Persuasion Anne Elliot is often described as Jane Austen’s most mature and perfect heroine; and so she is. One is disposed to…

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The Problem of Perception: Society’s Views vs. Reality in Persuasion

Society is notably poor at judging people’s character. Good people can be disregarded for petty reasons and deplorable people can be supported for equally poor reasons. Such contrasts are common in Persuasion with characters like Sir Walter, Mr. Elliot, and Mrs. Smith. They all exhibit…

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The Reality of Aristocratic Facades

Jane Austen uses her novels to express her disdain for nineteenth century English marital practice. She herself defied convention by remaining single and earning a living through her writing. Austen’s novels, including Emma, Pride and Prejudice, and Persuasion, frequently feature an aristocratic heroine who is…

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Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ as a guide to proper behaviour

Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion explores the varied behaviour of the English upper classes in the 19th century. Through the lens of protagonist Anne Elliot’s experiences and relationships, Austen suggests certain standards of behaviour and character traits should be adhered to. Austen contrasts the modesty and…

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Austen’s Phoenix: Anne Elliot’s Transformation in Persuasion

Jane Austen’s Persuasion is a satirical romp through the cold and arrogant lives of the aristocracy as seen through the eyes of a self-sufficient and free thinking woman, who must realize the false values in her life and learn enough to reconcile what she has…

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Passion and Prudence: The Characterization of Anne Elliot in Persuasion

“She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older–the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.” With these words, Jane Austen crystallizes one of the central questions of her novel Persuasion–whether it is better to be strong-willed or easily…

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“Listening in Silence”: The Roles of Captain Wentworth and Cleopatra in Jane Austen’s Persuasion and Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra

Placing Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion and William Shakespeare’s play Antony and Cleopatra side by side, one observes an interesting parallelism in the manner in which the protagonists are portrayed. Though the views and opinions of Austen’s Anne Elliot and Shakespeare’s Antony are expressed directly and…

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Cruelty in persuasion

Jane Austen’s insightful and influential novel Persuasion is an emotional tale of human conduct, and, in particular, of the moral implications of direct and indirect persuasion. The impact of the words of Sir Charles Grandison “…there is great cruelty in persuasion…”(VI Letter 34), which highlight…

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