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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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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 paper draws comparisons between "Persuasion's" Anne Elliot's romantic struggles and that of the author, Jane Austen, suggesting that nearing the end of her life, the author was reflecting on how her own life may have eventuated had she married the man from her youth, instead of remaining single. The author examines other relationships in the novel and how those relationships represent the alternative fates Anne may have suffered had she not gained the strength to take an active role and marry for love.

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"Jane Austen's final novel, "Persuasion," is an insightful portrayal of the challenges faced by women in the 1800s. The story seen through the eyes of the heroine, Anne Elliot, gives readers an impression of the influence that nineteenth century society could have on a woman's fate, had she not the strength to resist. Anne Elliot's character changes from passive to active over the course of the novel. It is in this way that she avoids the alternative fates dramatized for her by other women in the novel and ironically, by Jane Austen herself."

Tags:feminism, journey, life, love, marriage, persuasion, power, relationships, wentworth

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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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The paper shows how the opening sentence of "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen and confirms the importance of marriage and family in the early Victorian era. "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 states this and creates an immediate sense of urgency as the book opens.The paper discusses how this statement reveals nearly the entire plot in a single thought, emphasizing how central marriage, family, and financial security are to the common woman.The paper further shows that Austen's writing pushed the boundaries of typical behavior of men and women in the Victorian age by creating a strong female character in contrast with the period, and telling stories of untraditional marriages during a very traditional time.

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"Elizabeth Bingley is the protagonist character of Pride and Prejudice. She is the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Elizabeth, while not the prettiest of the five, is respected as the most intelligent and sensible, however throughout the novel it becomes apparent that she is too clever for her own good. She is an independent woman, with a bold personality, which is quite opposite the traditional 19th century view of how women should behave. Far from proper and pious, Austen has created a feminist character that the reader will grow to love, regardless of her behavior s and judgmental attitudes. This is in opposition to the "perfect woman", who marries into wealth, reproduces, and is seen and not heard."

Tags:rejection, conversation, dumbfounded

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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

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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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Abstract
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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This paper first explains that, in "Clueless", a 1995 movie adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel "Emma", writer/director Amy Heckerling took broad license with many aspects of the story. The plot, language and setting were adjusted not only to modernize the novel but also to sell it to Hollywood producers and movie-going audiences. The paper then goes on, however, to point out that the similarities and the popularity of the story are more striking than the differences. The paper concludes that, although there have been more strictly faithful film adaptations of "Emma" and of other Jane Austen's novels, few are as enjoyable or as authentic for modern times as Amy Heckerling's film "Clueless".

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"Heckerling also updates Austen's characters on a broader scale; because the extreme hierarchies of class that existed in Austen's England did not transfer to American soil well, especially in 1995, the class system is replaced by a network of high school cliques. Instead of the lower-class farmers and other tradesmen, "Clueless" presents the group of slackers and druggies, who regularly miss class and with whom it is disgraceful to be seen. The most important individual in this group, both in Emma and in "Clueless," is Robert Martin/Travis, love interest for Emma/Cher's friend Harriet/Tai."

Tags:relevant popularity homosexuality, high school cliques, first person

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Jane Austen and Mary Wollstonecraft were writers with two distinctly different styles of writing, who created a furor with their controversial styles of presentation. The paper shows that although each wrote in different ways, they were similar in conceptions of theme. Both feminist writers, Austen and Wollstonecraft underlined the constrictions placed on women in society and the oppression they faced as their individuality was objectified in terms of beauty and societal class. The paper examines these issues as they are reflected through Austen's works such as "Mansfield Park" and Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication Of the Rights of Women."

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"Austen's opposition to gender typecasting is best represented in the novel Mansfield Park where the unattractiveness of her protagonist became a focal criticism. Critics have seen Fanny as passive, uninteresting, ugly and morally debasing---everything in fact that undermined the concept of women at the time. This objection to Fanny's physical beauty then coincides with the belief that women of the time were objectified as sex symbols and their beauty became the core of their status in society.
Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication Of the Rights of Women," too suggested disgust toward the female body and her use of the disembodied woman as the emblem for the diseased body politic. Mary Wollstonecraft's concept of motherhood as public service in the interest of the republic suggested in her work presented the influence of women to be stronger than that acknowledged by men. As she wrote, "How grossly do they insult us who thus advise us only to render ourselves gentle, domestic brutes!""

Tags:oppression, Enlightenment