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    Jane Austen’s novel‚ Sense and Sensibility‚ embodies her objection to the arbitrary social rules of the regency era through the actions of her characters (Hearn). The rules of society effect every decision one makes because of the constant desire to have what others cannot afford. Eighteenth century England’s value of dowry‚ fortune‚ and estate constrict the main characters of Sense and Sensibility’s expression of true emotion and ability to associate with people beneath their social class. Is

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    In her novel‚ Pride and Prejudice‚ Jane Austen introduces two contradicting characters‚ Miss Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Charles Darcy. In the beginning‚ Austen paints Elizabeth as a benevolent character‚ while she portrays Darcy as arrogant and judgmental. According to Butler‚ however‚ their distinctions fade and more similarities emerge as the book progresses. Butler describes these similarities as discovered by Elizabeth “whenever [she] discusses Darcy’s faults” (Butler 223). Despite their recently

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    ‘A deeper understanding of relationships and identity emerges from pursuing the connections between Pride and Prejudice and Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen.’ Compare how these texts explore relationships identity. Through the contextualisation of texts‚ connections can be made which reinforce or challenge responder’s perspectives on universal values. Universal truths carry meaning which are able to transcend changes in social‚ cultural and historical context in order to continue influencing

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    Frederick Wentworth‚ a naval officer‚ meets a well-to-do girl‚ Anne Elliot‚ they get engaged. She is persuaded by Lady Russell that it would be better for him if she broke off the engagement. Lady Russell believes that such a match is unworthy being the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot; he gets upset and leaves to make a great career for himself in the Navy. The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret; she stays home and never marries. Both ex- lovers do not meet again for eight years

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    The novel Pride and Prejudice written by Jane Austen corners young women off into making tough decisions about their future. In Austen’s society‚ it was extremely difficult for a woman to break out of her shell and become independent. Education was not offered at that time to women and so were not professions. The only way to secure their finances was to either inherit money from the father but‚ that usually went to the heir of the family and the woman would have to live under his roof as a dependent

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    How does Austen present the relationship between Darcy and Elizabeth?Awareness of social status is a central theme of the novel. The pride and prejudice of both Darcy and Lizzy‚ and the strong-willed stubbornness of their characters make them an unlikely match. However‚ Austen begins to show how‚ despite the inferiority of her connections; Lizzys superior intellectuality makes her an ideal companion for Darcy. Austen portrays Lizzys supercilious nature through her response to Mr. Darcys request

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    Regent is spending frivolously and the aristocracy is indulging more than ever in luxuries. This is in part why Jane Austen emphasizes money. In Pride and Prejudice‚ Austen constantly tracks the flow of money. For example one of the first questions asked about Mr. Darcy was his income‚ which was 10‚000 pounds a year. Since Pride and Prejudice is a satire on marriage during the time‚ Austen takes care to emphasize

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    who did not need to marry for money. Elizabeth Bennet was just such a young woman. "Pride and Prejudice"‚ written by Jane Austen‚ gives its readers a glimpse of the world of women of the gentry in eighteenth century England. Jane Austen wrote about what she knew. As a daughter of the low gentry--a cleric‚ Austen moved in circles much like those she described in her books. Austen had five brothers. Edward was adopted by wealthy‚ childless relatives‚ inherited their wealth‚ and spent his life raising

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    A Musical Evening

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    Musical evening No‚ I haven’t been to a musical (lately). But Friday "my" choir and I had an appointment with‚ well‚ the rest of the population here‚ really. The local choirs (5) and whoever else who wanted to come along‚ were gathered to sing. The choirs had 2-3 songs each in between‚ but the rest was pure singalong (not karaoke..). Before going I felt as if I was a hundred years old‚ because that’s what I expected the average age of the people attending to be - but no such thing. Admittedly

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    Hospital Evening

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    "Hospital Evening" and "Monday" by Gwen Harwood are two poems that explore the hardship of immigrants in Australia. Written in the late 20th century after the "White Australia Policy" was abolished and thousands of immigrants landed on Australian shores‚ the poems revolve around Krote‚ a German music teacher‚ who has migrated to Australia and his struggles with racism and the harshness of the Australian environment. The poems negative construction of Australian people acts as a critique of the Australian

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