Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen The Dashwood sisters are very different from each other in appearance and temperament; Elinor's good sense and readiness to observe social forms contrast with Marianne's impulsive candor and warm but excessive sensibility. ... Despite some amusing characters and true Jane Austen touches, it is not generally considered to be her best novel. ... In an age which extolled the virtues of expressing emotion and being sensible to the beauty of nature and literature, Jane Austen wrote a novel to champion sense and moderation. ...

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" "Pride and Prejudice," the acclaimed novel by Jane Austen published in 1813. ... Chadha clings more closely to the comedic way in which Austen captures socially constructed ideals of gender and class, through the use of specific rules of Bollywood film, which in itself if a means for expressing a cultural identity, to accomplish a contemporary social critique, which is very similar in form to the one that Austen performs. ... There are many instances where the film blends song and dance in a way that links it to the work of Austen. ... " She replies, "A little," even thou...

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In Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice a wide variety of personalities are presented some are well developed while others are just mere caricatures. ... Jane Austen uses Wickham's character to demonstrate how looks can be deceiving and you have to be careful not to judge to quickly. ... Furthermore, Mr Darcy is evidently a well developed character in Jane Austen's novel. ... Despite this, other characters in Jane Austen's novel are incredibly well developed with fully developed characters. ... This combination of characters in incredibly effective in Jane Austen&#x...

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Jane Austen's "Emma- and its modern day film version "Clueless- written and directed by Amy Heckerling, have many differences including those of context, language and textual form. ... Emma was written by Jane Austen in 1815, in a society where marriage and social standing were of great consequence. ... Jane Austen uses comparatively formal language in Emma while Heckerling utilizes 1990's colloquialisms in her film Clueless to show that while society and its values have altered dramatically since the composition of Emma in 1815, the content of the text, during its transformation int...

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Journal 1 Sense and Sensibility The two main characters in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen are symbolized by the contrast between Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. ... Sense and sensibility by Jane Austen is an overall satisfying novel. ... There are very definite gender limitations involved in the society Austen describes. ...

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Jane Austen's 1815 classic novel 'Emma' appropriated into Amy Heckerling's 1995 film 'Clueless', provides an insight on the drastic changes in societal values shaped by their changing contexts. Austen challenges Regency society's attitude towards the oppressed position of women in marriage and the factors which segregate society into distinct classes forming a stratified hierarchy. ... Throughout the novel 'Emma', Austen critiques Regency society's expectation for women to be married to a man of equal or higher status and wealth. ... Aust...

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Amy Heckerling's film Clueless is an appropriation of Jane Austen's Emma, closely paralleling the story in terms of plot and characterisation. ... Austen also uses this to show the mistakes and unclear perception of Emma that leads her to her own downfall. ... During the Regency period, the social order for Jane Austen's society was very rigid and immobile, and social status was determined through birth class, one's marriage, connections and professional success. ... Often the views of Austen are perceived through Mr Knightley who is the "true English gentleman". He is genu...

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In her novel Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen successfully incorporates various social and mental awakenings that, in turn, serve as significant turning points in the novel. ... In the beginning of the novel Jane Austen gives a brief insight into the relationship of Mr. and Mrs. ... After his proposal we Austen demonstrates her anger towards his arrogant tone when she says "I could easily have forgave his pride, if he had mortified mine." ... Thus, it is her misunderstanding of Darcy's motive behind the break up of Jane and Bingley that causes the reader to wonder if Elizabeth will ever...

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The film is therefore no longer a simple entertainment but a movie that cleverly expels Austen's ironic voice and moral sense. ... Yet, in Emma, Austen shows her criticism of the society by making Emma step out of her expected line of a woman's duty, "with very little intention of marrying at all-. ... However, there is the exclusion of Jane Fairfax and other minute characters that show how the movie's storyline reflect how twentieth century updates the eighteenth century for its own purposes. ... Clueless can be viewed as a humourous indictment of modern society while Emm...

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In a sense, "Pride and Prejudice" is the story of two courtships - those between Darcy and Elizabeth and Bingley and Jane. ... " and this quote does much to outline the changing conceptions of family and partnership that are central to Austen's text. ... Austen suggests that most females were like Charlotte Lucas who could not think beyond fortune and social status of a potential husband or like Jane who let the potential husband dictate the status of their relationship, this is a restriction on personal happiness by the shackles of society. If a female of that time were l...

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Later on at the Cole's dinner party, Emma expresses extreme disfavour towards Mrs Weston's idea of Mr Knightly marrying Jane Fairfax. ... This is in one sense denoted by Emma's invitation for Jane Fairfax to take Harriet's place at the party. Emma feels "conscience-stricken", due to Mr Knightly's declaration that "Jane Fairfax received attentions from Mrs. ... This alteration of Emma's disposition towards Jane is likely to stem from an increased maturity. ... During the party, Emma is perceptive of Jane's good mood and her obstinacy to continue her regular...

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Elizabeth's performance in light of radical and reactionary influences In the novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, the setting is critical for the establishment of how societal views influenced what was acceptable behavior during the 18th century. ... "She was wild to be at home - to hear, to see, to be upon the spot, to share with Jane in the cares that must fall wholly upon her." ... Bennet's, " she is not half so handsome as Jane." ... (pg. 177) Elizabeth's attractiveness is further portrayed throughout the novel, such as her intimate interactions with Jane...

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By the age of twelve, I had definitely decided to pursue my higher education in England. The unrivaled A level program and the prestige of British Science struck me from the very first that nowhere can better facilitate the attainment of my goals than England. At Bellerbys College in Cambridge...

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As soon as she learned how to read, it became one of her favorite things to do; she read the works of great authors such as Jane Austen, Leo Tolstoy, and Gustave Flaubert, who all impressed her in different ways. ...

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