"Northanger Abbey"

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This paper provides a review of Austen's "Northanger Abbey", which is primarily a coming-of-age story that revolves around the main character Catherine Morland. The novel can also be viewed as a mockery of sorts on the gothic (romantic) novels, which was very popular in the 1700s. The paper focuses on the character of Catherine and how she represented the society of the time.

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"No one who had ever seen Catherine Morland in her infancy would have supposed her born to be an heroine. Her situation in life, the character of her father and mother, her own person and disposition, were all equally against her.? (Austen) So begins the story of Catherine Morland in Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey. Northanger Abbey was first penned by Austen in 1798. She re-wrote the story in 1816 and it was published posthumously. (Le Faye) This particular novel covers a fixed period of time and place and, unlike some of Austen's other novels, there are no major time lapses in the book. In fact, Northanger Abbey covers less than a year and focuses on two main locations. Only a handful of characters are introduced and their chief purpose is victory in love or at the very least finding a suitable person to marry."

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