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Jane Austen was never one for an abundance of hidden meanings or layering plot lines. Coming out of the structure of Neoclassicism and into the emotional-driven Romanticism era, Austen wrote for the light-hearted. She wrote for those who wanted stories of a boy, a girl, and their love. Romance was the core for the author’s novels, not metaphors and heavy substances. As her writings spoke to the common woman, Austen’s literary works are appreciated by virtually any society. This analysis typifies the nature of Jane Austen and her niche in the Romantic era through the simplistic yet enamouring novel of Sense and Sensibility. She develops her characters through their hardships, and by the completion of the book, the characters stand as a symbol …show more content…

While each character displays the feud between sense and sensibility, two characters, in particular, are followed throughout the entire novel and are evaluated in their most vulnerable moments. Moments of the book, both cheerful and despondent, give a passageway to the personalities of Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. As the duo is followed in their love struck journey we see blatant symbol. Elinor and Marianne superbly emulate the two-parted title of Sense and Sensibility respectively. (Tulloch, …show more content…

In short, she is the epitome of sense. (Tulloch, 2014) Even when she is introduced to her love interest, Edward, she remains firm in her level-headedness. Although she mostly kept her emotions to herself, when she did elaborate on her feelings, her words were scarce and well mannered. When speaking of Edward, she states, “I don't not attempt to deny that I think very highly of him. Ahah I greatly esteem him, that I like him.” (Austen, 1811, pg. 27) Sensibility does make an appearance in the mindset of Elinor, but she does not allow her perspective to escape the guard rails of reality. Later on in the story, we see that Elinor does not allow her feelings for Edward to overthrow her good sense. When speaking to her family, she says, “I have very often wished to undeceive you and my mother. Now I can think and speak of it with little emotion.” (Austen, 1811, pg. 236) Her character is the idolized balance of sense and sensibility. (Tulloch,

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