Sense and Sensibility J.Austen
The presented for interpretation and stylistic analyses short extract is a part from the novel Sense and Sensibility written by J. Austen.
The text passage begins with the description of last events of Dashwood family. When Mr. Dashwood dies, his estate, Norland Park, passes directly to his only son John, the child of his first wife. His second wife, Mrs. Dashwood, and their daughters are left only a small income. The author passes on, saying that on his deathbed, Mr. Dashwood extracts a promise from his son, that he will take care of his half-sisters; however, John's selfish and greedy wife, Fanny, soon persuades him to change his mind. The passage ends with the couple’s solution: they won't give the Dashwood any money, except for the occasional small gift here and there.
Austen's particular moment in history is an interesting one. Her novels are fascinated with the odd and peculiar interactions between people of different social levels – a relatively new development in England at the time. That’s why one of the most important themes in this extract and in the novel itself is different societies and classes. Other topics appear in this extract are money, relationships inside family, especially between wife and husband, avarice ['ævərɪs] and so on.
We have a privileged view inside the minds of most of the characters, and Austen's strong narratorial voice takes us in and out of the people that populate this novel. Notably, from the very beginning Austen is primarily concerned with showing us the female perspective here – though we occasionally get to see "inside" men, we mostly stick close to the women in the novel, and get to know them better than anyone else.
The main characters of this extract are John Dashwood and his wife Fanny Dashwood.
Fanny Dashwood — the wife of John Dashwood. She is vain, selfish, and snobbish.
Fanny is totally a snob and a half. She basically only wants to associate with people richer or more important than she is. The answer
The text passage begins with the description of last events of Dashwood family. When Mr. Dashwood dies, his estate, Norland Park, passes directly to his only son John, the child of his first wife. His second wife, Mrs. Dashwood, and their daughters are left only a small income. The author passes on, saying that on his deathbed, Mr. Dashwood extracts a promise from his son, that he will take care of his half-sisters; however, John's selfish and greedy wife, Fanny, soon persuades him to change his mind. The passage ends with the couple’s solution: they won't give the Dashwood any money, except for the occasional small gift here and there.
Austen's particular moment in history is an interesting one. Her novels are fascinated with the odd and peculiar interactions between people of different social levels – a relatively new development in England at the time. That’s why one of the most important themes in this extract and in the novel itself is different societies and classes. Other topics appear in this extract are money, relationships inside family, especially between wife and husband, avarice ['ævərɪs] and so on.
We have a privileged view inside the minds of most of the characters, and Austen's strong narratorial voice takes us in and out of the people that populate this novel. Notably, from the very beginning Austen is primarily concerned with showing us the female perspective here – though we occasionally get to see "inside" men, we mostly stick close to the women in the novel, and get to know them better than anyone else.
The main characters of this extract are John Dashwood and his wife Fanny Dashwood.
Fanny Dashwood — the wife of John Dashwood. She is vain, selfish, and snobbish.
Fanny is totally a snob and a half. She basically only wants to associate with people richer or more important than she is. The answer