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The paper discusses how in Jane Austen's novel "Emma", the protagonist has a very specific place in society with very distinct qualities, a purposeful background and traits that make it easy for the reader to become invested in the growth and development of his character as the novel flows forward. The paper highlights how Austen employs a variety of literary techniques to demonstrate the personal growth of her characters. The paper shows how their separation from their old selves allows the reader to watch the character enter into a new state of self, of awareness and rebirth into a new person ("Emma", 2005).

From the Paper
"In Jane Austen's novel "Emma", the protagonist is a very specific place in society. The protagonist in Emma has very distinct qualities, a purposeful background and traits that make it easy for the reader to become invested in the growth and development of his character as the novel flows forward. Austen employs a variety of literary techniques to demonstrate the personal growth of her characters. Their separation from their old selves allows the reader to watch the character enter into a new state of self, of awareness and rebirth into a new person ("Emma", 2005). Emma is a bright girl who is born to money and adored by all around..."

Tags:jane, austen, emma

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An examination of the common themes of maturation, social class, and gender in Jane Austen's works 'Pride and Prejudice' and 'Sense and Sensibility'.

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"Jane Austen one the of the most renown and widely-read writers in English literature is celebrated for evoking a sense of symmetry and balance in her novels. In her essay entitled 'The Continuity of Jane Austen's Novels' Juliet McMaster notes 'One element of Jane Austen's subtlety as a novelist is her delicate sense of balance and proportion. Though she has definite things to say-about individual conduct and the structure of society and the relation of one to the ..."

Tags:Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, 19th Century England, gender relations, social class, morality

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The paper illustrates how the love that Elizabeth and Darcy feel for each other reflects a time in which rationality was of supreme importance, despite the historical setting of the novel. The paper explains that Elizabeth Bennett believes herself to be an intellectual, rational being. She does, in fact, gradually move along an intellectual path toward a desirable relationship with Darcy, based on intellect and mutual respect as well as on emotion. The paper discusses how it is the only kind of relationship that would have brought them together, based on the roles that Austen created for them.

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"Elizabeth Bennett, of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" is a rational woman. Locked into a middle class existence with no hope of inheriting their father's estate, she and her sisters resign themselves to the knowledge that the only way to avoid poverty is marriage. However, in Elizabeth's concern over her sister, Jane, making a happy marriage, she appears to miss the truth of her own emotions--that of her love for Darcy. Thus, the novel is both about the battle against the social constructs that lead to the titular pride and prejudice and Elizabeth's struggle to accept her emotions in favor of her reason. When Elizabeth and Darcy do recognize their love for each other, it is a different love than possible in the beginning of the novel."

Tags:austen, darcy, prejudice

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This paper analyzes why Jane Austen concentrates so much on dialogue and personal interaction in "Pride And Prejudice" whereas Honore de Balzac in "Pere Goriot" focuses on social description.

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This paper examines how Jane Austen effectively uses literary devices in her novels "Emma", "Pride and Prejudice" and "Sense and Sensibility" and how, in these literary works, Austen uses the devices of imagery and symbolism. The paper further relates that Austen also heightens the effects of her novels by creating effective themes and that she makes her themes in these novels clear by using the mistakes of her heroines to teach the reader about life. In addition, the paper explains that the reader is made to realize these mistakes through Austen's use of characterization, imagery, and symbolism. Thus, through her novels, Austen teaches the reader about marriage, excessive pride and excessive prejudice.

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"Another of Austen's comic characters is also used to present imagery. After the youngest daughter, Lydia, elopes with Mr. Wickham, Mary Bennet, the third and most pompous sister, whispers to Elizabeth "This is a most unfortunate affair; and will probably be much talked of. By we must stem the tide of malice, and pour into the wounded bosoms of each other the balm of sisterly consolation" (Austen P&P 214). Mary continuously says silly things in an attempt to appear more attractive; she is a very plain girl. Mary does not enjoy society as her sisters do. She prefers to sit at home and read or play the piano. She is always offering out of place and absurd comments to her family. This image of Mary accurately portrays her as a source of embarrassment and headache to her entire family. She is, in her way, a female Mr. Collins."

Tags:Marianne, Mr., Collins, Lydia, Wickham, heroines

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This paper focuses on how Austen uses the figure of George Knightley to propose a new English gentleman ideal to criticize the strictures regarding the role of women and the skewed relationship between the sexes. In the first part, this paper looks at the social world of England in the early 19th century in which Austen lived. It then compares the reality of these conditions with the seemingly idyllic settings Austen portrayed in novels like Emma. The second part of the paper then examines Austen's redefinitions of the ideal English gentleman, as embodied by Mr. Knightley. Despite the expected happy ending, this paper argues that Austen presents George Knightley as a gentleman who is both socially upright and an ideal marriage partner for Emma Woodhouse.

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"The disrepute of the literary novel and Austen's desire for privacy are part of the reason Austen published Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice and Emma anonymously. Also, while she was clearly critical of the era's impositions on women, Austen decided to write domestic novels rather than the more overt "women's rights" novels penned by Mary Wollstonecraft. In novels like Mary and Maria, Or the Wrongs of Woman, the feminist Wollstonecraft advocated for legalized prostitution, women's financial autonomy and a woman's right to divorce."

Tags:woodhouse, heroine, social, mores, hartfield, spinsterhood, marriage, primogeniture, patriarchy

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In this article, the writer presents a summary and analysis of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". The writer notes that in Jane Austen's society 'marriagableness' was an important part of every woman's existence so that is why it was so important for Elizabeth, the main character in Austen's novel, to struggle for the right kind of marriage. The writer points out that in Elizabeth's society it is rare to find a young women not craving a husband and willing to do anything to reach that goal. The writer also discusses that throughout the novel Elizabeth is determined to choose her own husband but her autonomy and freedom exists only within definitive limits. Austen suggests that true love is a force separate from society and one that can conquer even the most difficult of circumstances. The writer concludes that in the novel Elizabeth learns more about her true values and motives and is united with her true love by ignoring the harsh restrictions society has put on her. Jane Austen truly represents a character that has a unique quality of revolutionary determination.

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"Everyone at Netherfield agrees that Jane Bennet is a sweet girl but the issue of her social position is a big problem and does not make her the ideal wife for Mr Bingley. The Bennet's lower status stands in the way of the sisters finding wealthy husbands. Elizabeth does not have criteria for the man she would be interested in. The Bennet sisters become acquainted with a friendly young soldier, Mr Wickham who had many horrible things to say about Darcy. He supposedly cruelly cheated Wickham out of an inheritance, which added to Elizabeth's dislike for Darcy. Elizabeth showed interest in Wickham even though his status was lower than hers. When a clergyman and cousin to the Bennet's, Mr Collins proposed to Elizabeth she politely declined. Collins pride was hurt, because his complete self-absorption blinds him to any answer except yes. But Elizabeth would not settle for anything less than true love. Her mother was extremely upset that Elizabeth turned down Mr Collins. Elizabeth's mother believes that she should take what she can get. Mr Collins suddenly marries Charlotte Lucas, who because of her age has to marry to secure social and financial status which disgusts Jane immensely but when Wicham goes after Miss Kings money she is not as horrified with his situation. Her fond feelings towards Wickham clouds her judgement, it seems that at this point in the novel Elizabeth's values are a bit skewed."

Tags:values, proposal, courtship, status

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The works of Jane Austen have remained popular for many years, both as romantic tales of flirtations and courtship, as well as of marriage and the social structure on which it was based. This paper discusses how Austen's novels are also an invaluable tool as a representation of changing social circumstances of the British society she knew so well. It shows how, as the life of the upper gentry became transformed by agrarian culture, one can examine Austen's works as a dramatic representation of this transition and as a key to the changing times in which Austen and her contemporaries lived.

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Introduction
Preparations for the Ball: The Importance of Location
The Site of the Ball at the Crown
The Festivities Begin
Conclusion

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"Preparations for the Ball are first at hand; the planners, having decided upon the Randalls as the setting, must now determine whether there is enough room to accommodate the guests comfortably. Emma and Frank Churchill debate the adequacy of space; Frank, asserting the "'there will be very tolerable room,'" is contradicted by Emma: "'Nothing can be farther from pleasure than to be dancing in a crowd--and a crowd in a little room!'" (Emma, p. 255). The question of whether or not ten couples can enjoy themselves within the close space at Randalls is discussed for quite some time, and is only resolved by the decision to hold the Ball elsewhere. Why does Austen include so lengthy a passage on the availability of space? This in itself is a question worthy of further investigation."

Tags:agrarian, social, class, gentry, knightly

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Although Jane Austen never directly approaches religion in her works, critics have speculated whether or not there are underlying religious implications in Austen's novels. The paper argues that, if one can consider the idea that Austen's fictional worlds contain a worldview that is not only compatible with Christianity, but one that can be profitably examined from a specifically traditional Christian perspective, then there is room for a religious interpretation of Austen's novels.

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"While Austen never specifically refers to religion when dealing with the transitions of the above-mentioned characters, there is a religious example in some of the more negative experiences of minor characters that do not learn from their mistakes. Take, for example, the actions of Maria and Julia Bertram in Mansfield Park. These sisters are perfect examples of characters that do not strive for self-knowledge and therefore never learn from their mistakes. The Bertram sisters do not react to mistakes as educational experiences through which they can improve themselves; instead, they build on mistakes by making more mistakes. "

Tags:Elizabeth, Bennett, Darcy, Wickham, Mansfield, Park

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This paper examines Jane Austen's "Mansfield Park" and "Pride and Prejudice" in an attempt to argue that Austen is most definitely not a conservative writer. Concentrating specifically on her portrayal of women, the family, marriage, and her subtle criticism of patriarchal systems, the aim is to demonstrate how Austen uses conservative conventions to conceal her ambiguous feelings toward social customs. It contrasts surface meanings of the text with close critical readings of selected characters and events in order to show the subtlety Austen adopts to present social criticism. The characters of Fanny Price of "Mansfield Park" and Elizabeth Bennet of "Pride and Prejudice" are of particular importance to this argument.

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"On the surface, Mansfield Park appears to be a more conservative novel than Pride and Prejudice. The heroine, Fanny Price, seems to be an ideal conduct-book heroine, as she is what Hester Chapone terms 'private and domestic.' She is described in the novel as 'the perfect model of a woman' mainly because her emotional responses remain internalised and private as opposed to the open and frank mannered Elizabeth. Considering the contrast between the heroines of Mansfield Park and Pride and Prejudice, indeed, Fanny undoubtedly appears to be a more conservative character than Elizabeth. However, a closer reading of the text leaves Mansfield Park as the more radical of the two. Mansfield Park was the first of Austen's novels to be written and published in her maturity."

Tags:gender, marriage, patriarchy, radical, elizabeth, bennet, fanny, price