Jane Austen Research Paper

In 1815, during the Romantic Period, Jane Austen wrote one of her most popular novels. In order to fully understand Jane Austen’s complexity, we will understand the reason behind “Emma.” In this book Jane uses a unique style that evokes the theme: how women’s social status reflects who they are, you can’t marry anyone not in your social category it not acceptable, and having money makes you more husband and wife material. In order to better understand the writing style of Jane Austen, it is important to first understand the events in her life which made her such a significant writer. Jane was born on December 16, 1775, in the town of Stevenson in the United Kingdom to the parents Reverend George Austen and Cassandra Leigh Austen.

They got married and had eight children together, even though together they didn’t have enough money but they were still able to provide a lovely home. Jane’s mother would raise all of her farm animals, she also ran a small family business and she is known to have an organized and efficient dairy, baked bread, pickled vegetables, and efficient beer. All the food they would eat was homemade by them. (Ruth Amy, Chapter #1)While Jane’s mother was busy maintaining their house and running her business. Jane’s older sister would look after her. Her name was Cassandra and they had the strongest bond between each other. Jane wasn’t close to any other family member but her sister, when they weren’t together they would write to each other. “When sisters were apart they corresponded every three or four days.” (Andrew Norman Chapter #4) Jane and her sister went to boarding school for two years but the fees became too much for the parents to pay. Back in the day women’s education wasn’t as important as the boys. Jane older brothers went to school and college while she and her sister stayed home learned from

She wrote her first novel when she was twelve and her second when she was eighteen. “Despite the tenderness of her years, these work reveal her enormous talent as a writer in making…”(Andrew Norman Chapter #3) Ms.Austen never enough time to actually sit down and write. “Ms.Austen writing was often interrupted by families responsibilities.” Ms.Austen had help when writing her first novel, she had to turn to one of her brothers named Henry. Henry was the one helping Ms.Austen be recognized, he knew a lot of people in the literature area. The name of the first successful novel was sense and sensibility, then she continued writing. Her fourth novel was Emma. Ms. Austen did not have such great experience being an adult, our society made us believe that we needed to be merry and be someone housewife. Ms.Austen chose not to follow that trend, instead, she chose to stay close to her family. She had several chances to be married to someone and not end up alone, but she rejected those changes every time. Harris was one of the guys that propose to Ms.Austen during her vacation. “She agreed to become Harris’s wife… Jane realized she had made a mistake… she did not love Harris.” Ms.Austen called it off and decided not to marry, she has never fallen in love or has never felt a connection with someone special. She stayed the independent women she was her whole life. She had met someone during her