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That isn’t what she wants. Ignoring personal emotions allows others to have control over someone. In Persuasion by Jane Austen, Anne struggles with listening to her true feelings and instead submits to her friend's requests, which is shown to not be suitable for her.

Anne is very dependent, and this is shown because she allows her friends and family to make the final decision to get married or not.“...because Mary expressed her dis approvement for Wentworth, which had Anne influenced quickly” (pg 74). This quote shows she ignored her love and urged her to marry for her loved one’s opinions instead. “The same stories and raptures were repeated to Anne, in which she believed and trusted blindly” (pg 37). Why did Anne surrender

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