In Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility the title is a metaphor for the two main characters, Elinor and Marianne. ... Jane Austen was born in Steventon, England in 1775, the seventh of eight children. ... It was not until 1795 that Austen began writing Sense and Sensibility, otherwise known as Elinor and Marianne at the time, which would later be introduced as, perhaps, Austen's best work. ... Marriage is one the larger themes that Austen displays. ... Your sisters will marry, and it will be gone for ever" (Austen 7). ...

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