Jane Austen portrays the society of the novel‚ Emma‚ through the values and standards of the Highbury world. Highbury is a "large and prosperous village almost amounting to a town‚" sixteen miles out of London. In Emma we find there is an emphasis placed on social organisation and mores. Hartfield is the home of the Woodhouses‚ who are the "first in consequence in Highbury." Indeed‚ all the fully developed characters in the novel belong to the upper middle class - the cultural elite. Consequently
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Empathic Writing(Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen) – It is the morning after the Meryton Assembly. You are Lizzy/Darcy. Write your thoughts. What choice do I have‚ but to be simply incapable of putting last night’s Meryton Assembly into words? Such a vast array of different characters and finery. There was hardly any doubt that Jane had caught the eye of more than one potential suitor. Rosy cheeks and doe eyes tended to give a high opinion‚ especially with Mr. Bingley‚ whom she danced
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Jane Austen’s novel “Persuasion” uses art as a way to establish someone who is associated with the higher class. Austen also uses art‚ like concerts‚ as a tool for the heroine‚ Anne Elliot‚ to reconnect with an old flame. This reference to class starts from the beginning of the book as Anne and Mary to visit the Musgroves. “To the Great House accordingly they went‚ to sit the full half hour in the old-fashioned square parlour‚ with a small carpet and shining floor‚ to which the present daughters
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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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Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice‚ depicts pride and prejudice and their consequences when she proposes a society where people are judged on their social standing rather than merit. The people and events in the novel are used to depict the prejudicial‚ ignorant‚ and proud nature of society‚ which can be seen as inhibitors to personal happiness. The use of satire is prevalent in the novel. Austen satirizes the high class by expressing how societal standards can degrade a character’s identity
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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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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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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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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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Jane Austen was an English novelist who wrote about British land owners and the obsession of women to marry well for social standing and economic security. She is primarily known for her six major novels which were published anonymously due to the fact that women could not be authors in the 18th century. Her second novel‚ Pride and Prejudice was the first novel to be produced into a movie in 1940’s. Jane Austen’s uses of irony‚ realism and social commentary in all her novels attracted a wide
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