Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre and Jane Austen's Persuasion, both advocate the ideal woman, in many ways by contrasting how the protagonists in the novels, Jane and Anne, act to how an "ideal woman" should look and behave. ... Also, Jane repeatedly regrets her bluntness as shown on page 659 in Jane Eyre. Jane have just declared her hatred towards Mrs. ... In marrying a man indifferent to me, all risk would have been incurred, and all duty violated" (Austen, 251). ... Austen and Brontë both wrote to advocate that women do not have to follow all old norms and beh...

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In Jane Austen's literary classic, "Pride and Prejudice," Austen attempts to influence the audience into sharing her views on women and the importance of marriage. ... Jane Austen uses Elizabeth Bennet to put forward her perspectives on marrying for love. ... During Jane Austen's time, a situation like this wasn't ever considered. ... Although Austen values getting married for love, Mrs. ... Jane Austen had intentionally arranged her audience so that they would be influenced to agree with her values and beliefs on the importance of marrying for love. ...

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"Pride and Prejudice" was written by Jane Austen in 1813. ... It is a combination of their education and the fact that they are such outspoken young ladies that makes Jane and Elizabeth such good examples of early feminists (Dabundo 40-44). ... The eldest of the Bennet children, Jane, shows this new affective individualism by marrying Bingley. ... Austen uses Lady Catherine as a character who is juxtaposition to Elizabeth Bennet. ... Based on the thoughts and actions of characters of Jane and Elizabeth readers can determine that "Pride and Prejudice" is in fact a feminist novel. ...

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As Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen starts out "IT is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." ... Jane Austen writes a narrative story, taking place in the 18th century. Jane Austen used the idea of using characters to express their personal views the most. ... Jane Austen expresses the idea of feminism, how usually they are subservient to males. ... Austen uses her characters to prove a point and her ideas. ...

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Jane Austen is one of the most prominent women novelists in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. ... Leonie Villard rightly says: ""The 'gentry', the class which is essentially proper to the English society, holding to the aristocracy as well as to the middle class, and forming a link between them, is not the only class which Jane Austen knows the best, it is also the only class that she wishes to know.... Austen makes a point to show the readers the difference between Mr. & Mrs. ... Austen shows her displeasure on such a traditional marriage. ... This shows us the inner wor...

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There are three main themes in the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. ... The novel is shown through the view point of Elizabeth Bennet, and Elizabeth is a representation of Jane Austen; she lives in the same era and an author's views are shown in their novels, and in Pride and Prejudice the views are shown through Elizabeth. ... This view is rejected by Elizabeth and thusly by Austen. ... The first way in which Austen constructs the correctness of her viewpoint of marriage for love and reason is through the marriage of Jane Bennet and Mr. ... So when Bingley proposes to Jane the r...

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(Austen, 2006, P3) Austen's use of the words 'good fortune' projects the importance of money within a relationship between men and women. ... Bingley and Jane Bennet. ... Bingley and Jane are in love. ... Bingley to not propose to Jane, "I observed them most carefully and realized his attachment was far deeper than hers.... I think that Austen did want to show in the end of the novel that love holds more importance when both Jane and Elizabeth marry someone that they love even though they are of a higher social standing, but in my opinion I believe that his is shown mon...

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One example is Jane Austen's traditional classic, Pride and Prejudice. ... Darcy he will not allow Elizabeth's sister, Jane and Mr. ... Austen concludes the novel by allowing all the characters what he each individually deserves. ... Whikham, while her sister Jane marries her true love Mr. ... Through these aspects of her novel Austen shows her traditional writing style. ...

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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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The Evolution of Emma Jane Austen is considered to be the first great English novelist, and Emma, is undoubtedly her greatest work. ... Emma provides the prime example of Jane Austen's use of characterization to show the sometimes comic and sometimes painful evolution in the development of this memorable character. ... Part of what makes Jane Austen such a magnificent author is the method by which the reader is allowed to follow the transformation in the character of Emma. ... (pg.445 ) Another character Austen uses as a means by which Emma's growth is examined is Jane Fairfa...

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Prior to a reading of Jane Austen, I feel that it is imperative to secure an insight into the social context in which she writes. ... This is inexorably reflected via Austen's incessant strive to establish and demonstrate the correct code of conduct, in all areas of social behaviour. I will examine Austen's Northanger Abbey and Pride and Prejudice, observing the use of manners and the significance attached to its literary convention. ... Whenever Austen introduces a new character into a novel the reader soon learns something about his or her manners. ... Austen was more than an ent...

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Its author Jane Austen was considered to be the greatest novelist in the early 19th century. ... The consciousness of social class is obviously presented by Jane Austen through the different characters and events in the novel. ... Jane Austen often mocked about the silliness of human weakness and narrow-mindedness, which result from the values that exist in the different social classes. ... (Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Page 5). ... Through their marriage, Jane Austen was countering the traditional value of marriage based on suitable social class status. ...

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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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Jane Bennet Jane Bennet, the oldest Bennet daughter, is beautiful, humble, and selfless. ... Jane Austen first wrote it as the book between 1796 and 1797, but it was only published in January 1813. 1813 was the English Regency period, between 1811 and 1820, when King George III was unfit to rule, and his son and heir became Prince Regent for him. ... Bingley and Jane apart. ... Jane Austen's approach to love through the story of Elizabeth and Darcy makes the audience rage with envy. ... In every aspect, Pride and Prejudice is one of Austen's greatest masterpieces. ...

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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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"A Study of the Contrast Between the Characters Jane and Elizabeth Bennet and their Marriages in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is the tale primarily of the romances and consequent marriages of the two Bennet sisters, Jane and Elizabeth. ... Everybody remarks on Jane's beauty and it is the first reason Mr. ... This means that when someone hurts Jane she will not feel badly towards them, the only time someone hurts Jane enough to lose her regard of them is Miss Bingley in the letter she sends Jane and the way she calls on Jane in London, but d...

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Misunderstandings in Chapter 49 In Jane Austen's Emma, the title character is an unlikely heroine. ... (Austen, 399) Mr. ... She was blinded by Frank and Jane's engagement. Emma herself was "promised- to Frank, but he chose to marry Jane. ... (Austen, 402) Mr. ...

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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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In this first line of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice we are at once introduced to language rich with satire. ... Austen presents these qualities as normal. ... Jane and Elizabeth found the perfect matches. ... Jane Austen's style of writing delights me. ... But it is this assertion of her "liberty- that reveals Jane Austen taking a more conservative view of humor. ...

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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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The conflicts in Jane Eyre are quarrel between Jane and John Reed, sent for Lowood school, broken of weeding ceremony with Rochester and run away from Thornfield hall of jane. ... In Jane Eyre, from the very earlier period of her life, Jane desired to establish her own dignified position in society. ... In Jane Eyre, Jane knew to paint, sing and she also knew to write. ... In Jane Eyre, Jane had desire for acquiring financial independence. ... "(Austen, ch.22,p-132).But Jane did not accept the social rules, she struggles against it. ...

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Catherine Morland grew with time on her lengthy journey to self-discovery in Jane Austen's classic tale Northanger Abbey, by learning valuable lessons about society, reality as oppose to imagination, and herself. ... vain coquette'", (Austen, 142) Isabella, who writes to our heroine in hope of rekindling their once intimate relationship. ... Austen foretells that Catherine is in actuality learning a lesson from this mediocre and simplistic incident by saying: "Could not the adventure of the chest have taught her wisdom" (Austen, 111), implying that if there had not been a message to...

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Miss Emma Woodhouse is a very interesting character in the novel Emma, written by Jane Austen. ... In the beginning of the novel, Austen gives many examples of Emma's insensitivity, but by the end we learn that she really does mean well. ... Austen uses some parts of the novel to help convince the reader that Emma is good- natured at heart. ... Emma finds her to be annoying because she never stops talking about her daughter, Jane Fairfax, who sometimes seems to threaten Emma. ... Austen hopes that the reader will see the growth in Emma's personality. ...

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The Jane Austen novel Pride and Prejudice is a spirited period piece that clearly illustrates the importance of women being able to find a suitable husband to settle down with; for the sake of both herself and her family. ... She holds him accountable for the broken relationship between Bingley and her sister Jane, in addition to the shots her own pride has taken along the way. ... This all but spells doom for both Jane and Elizabeth's developing relationships. ... His success results in the clearing of the Bennet name, and ultimately in the engagement of Bingley to Jane, and Dar...

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