The men in this novel are keenly aware that they are the privileged gender, yet to the reader they do not come across as being powerful characters. ... How dare Collins assert that Elizabeth is being modest! ... Bennet enjoys reminding his family of how dependent they all are upon him. ... However, Catherine soon catches on to Thorpe's modes of operation and is astonished at his attempts to make himself look better by lying. ... Although Catherine is initially struck by him, the reader is not so easily impressed. ...

• Word Count: 4152
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Commonly regarded as a realist writer in her accurate portrayal of everyday, Regency era life, Austen was moreover "one of the great formative and founding influences on how we think about 'England' and 'Englishness,' as well as class, ideology and gender issues.... Through an examination of her 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice, and with reference to her later 1815 novel Emma, it is evident that Austen's attention to women's roles and social order broke conventional ideas of class hierarchy, the ideal woman and the heroine. ... "It is a truth universally...

• Word Count: 5516
• Approx Pages: 22
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Mrs Dashwood and Mrs John Dashwood have a conversation in which Mrs John Dashwood makes comments about how her mother will make sure that Edward will end up with a good match, which obviously does not mean Elinor, because she is rather poor. ... Colonel Brandon is the only one really paying any attention; for the others are being very rude by talking right through her performance. ...

• Word Count: 11136
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School