However, she fails to note the implied existence of these elements within a written text. ... 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. ... Austen's novels are full of men who fit this description. ... The other main male character in Northanger Abbey is Henry Tilney, who, we are told, is the hero of the novel. ... Mulvey notes that women, on the other hand, take on the passive scop...

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• Approx Pages: 17
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• Grade Level: High School

"2 Her novels raise central matters within her society, often challenging their foundation and meaning through her portrayal of them. ... 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. ... In light of this, David Herbert's assertion that Austen studies "personal values, virtues and deficiencies within her 'set,'" but neglects to "questi...

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

It is accepted at the beginning of the novel that Darcy is the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world'. ... It is important to note that those living in that time were essentially living in extremely bad conditions with bad hygiene, food, clothing and shelter. ... Within the novel there are other, smaller courtships: Mr. ... Courtship takes on an unspoken, importance in the novel. ... Journeys, even short ones are the function for change in the novel. ...

• Word Count: 3094
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School