Deciding whether or not Austen was exhibiting a female gaze can best be determined by comparing the role of the gaze in Austen's most widely known novel, Pride and Prejudice, and the novel that stands out among her others, Northanger Abbey. ... In Northanger Abbey, on the other hand, the majority of the men are not portrayed in a positive light at all. ... The other main male character in Northanger Abbey is Henry Tilney, who, we are told, is the hero of the novel. ... Rather than men flaunting their freedom and authority over women, we find men fighting for some recognition of importa...

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Course: Advanced English Teacher: Chao Guohui Student: Lin Can No.1023 Faculty of English Language and Culture Date: Dec.3rd 2003 Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Jane Austen, the author of pride and prejudice, was born in Steventon, England, in 1775, where she lived for twenty...

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