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Persuasion Jane Austen

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Persuasion follows one of Austen’s oldest heroines, Anne Elliot who grapples with her family’s newfound financial struggles as well as the reemergence of an old love interest. Despite all the adversity that she faces, Anne remains optimistic and poise at all times, which speaks to one of the bigger pictures painted in the novel. Dieter F. Uchtdorf, German aviator, airline executive, and religious leader, once said: “The things we hope for lead us to faith, while the things we hope in lead us to charity.” Austen uses Anne as well as the many intricate relationships between the other characters within the novel as a gauge to illustrate how hope, faith, and charity not only coincide but are also essential qualities to possess, especially in a
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