Catherine Morland In Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey

In the passage from Jane Austen’s Novel Northanger Abbey, Austen uses several literary devices to describe Catherine Morland such as her use of diction and imagery to help characterize Catherine Morland.
“Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.” After reading this what would you think of Catherine Morland? That maybe she is poor? Not so bright? This a perfect example of one of the sentences of imagery used by Austen throughout the passage to describe Catherine and her life. We are meeting Catherine Morland, the girl that is “often inattentive” and “occasionally stupid”. However her character is much more interesting than perceived. Austen starts by using imagery to describe Catherine’s parents which help us get an idea of who she is. Her father is described as a “respectable man” and was a very independent man. Her mother on the other hand is the complete
Using detailed diction, Austen was able to acutely describe how Catherine looked and acted daily. After having being told how her mother would you would think catherine would have a sense of grace and professionalism but she is described as having a “thin awkward figure” and “sallow skin without color.” This is quite the difference compared to her parents. Along with this she could “never learn or understand anything before she was taught” She wasn’t the brightest person, her mother had a vision of her playing the piano. Within the first year she hated it, “The day which dismissed the music master was one of the happiest of Catherine’s life.” All of these little things Catherine does seem to contradict everything that we may have thought of her. This diction provided helps us better understand who and what Catherine is, it helps us get a better understanding of