Jane Austen Allusions Essay

Not only did she include it, but she “wrote some of the most natural and real-seeming conversations in literature.” (Sutherland, Jane Austen’s Social Realism and the Novel). Jane wrote her heroines to be realistic, average, everyday people to appeal to the modern day world. Her protagonists were most always “strong and firm in their determinations.” Instead of seeing heroes as unrealistic images portrayed in Gothic novels, she made a hero that wasn’t necessarily obvious. This appealed to most everyone in the century and no longer portrayed women as shallow, but as deep, strong characters that have emotions and needs just like everyone else (Christine 2012, Writer

Jane Austen’s Nothanger Abbey is a unique work unlike many other early 19th century novels. It is clear the author was aware of her audience and it can be argued that Austen had, in a sense, created a new breed of character within a new breed of novel. Catherine Morland, through her coming of age tale, is a completely believable and realistic character, challenging the way readers typically related to the characters in their novels. Throughout her journey, Catherine experiences excitements, disappointments and even struggles that avid readers, such as her, can easily relate to. Jane Austen strategically employs the use of various narrative techniques throughout her work, which also allow the reader to grasp greater insight into the mind of their heroine; they begin to become familiar with Catherine and even develop a relationship with and an attachment for her.

Elizabeth Bennet is a strong- willed, independent and intelligent young woman who lives based on her own values and morals. When it concerns marriage, Elizabeth Bennet is completely against society’s idea that marriage during th... ... middle of paper ... ...ydia Bennet all provide their own point of view on marriage in order to contribute to this theme. Jane Austen uses the theme of marriage in many of her pieces of literature however interestingly enough never ends up marrying. Austen is a talented writer who knew how to present a theme in a way that the reader could take something from the piece of literature they just read. In using satire, irony and humor in her writing Austen was able to capture a reader and hold their attention to the very last word in her novels, which in itself is something to be applauded.

Marianne was the younger daughter in the family of three sisters and she is always caught up in romantic poetry. At one time in the novel, Marianne went through a catastrophe because the love of her life had left her. Marianne tries to hide her fear to avoid all her distress. (Austen 288) Both of the character’s lifestyle reflected that of Jane Austens’. In the writing of the novel Sense and Sensibility, Austen wrote the novel according to her own passionate feelings.

In a letter Jane Austen comments, “I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them”.... in her Letters to Cassandra Austen on 24 December, 1798. Austen was certainly true to these words in the letter. She decided to live her life on her own terms by disregarding the suppressive, normative society and made a name for herself that is remembered even ages later. She became a woman of her own mind. She wrote for pleasure, not for fame or money, read out her stories to young nieces, published her novels anonymously, and never married a man without persuasive suppliance of reason which she never got.

Her ideas were genius, but being a woman made it nearly impossible to be taken seriously. So, she decided to publish her works, including Sense and Sensibilities, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Mansfield Park, anonymously and never gained recognition while she was living. She put fame aside and wanted only to release her life’s devotion to the rest of the world. After her death, Austen’s brother Henry Austen revealed that his sister was an author. He and Cassandra Austen went on to publish their sister’s novels, “Persuasion” and “Northanger

Each of Austen’s books are brimming with her own personal brand of wit and cynicism which lives on to this day. As Harold Bloom, literary critic and Sterling Professor of the Humanities and English at Yale University, put it, “She has affected our sense of humor historically and nationally, defining these incredibly English arts of understatement, irony, a beautifully caustic compassion.” She was one of the first women to deliver humor and intelligence to subject matter previously thought frivolous and lighthearted. All six of Austen's novels are still exceptionally popular, and millions of copies have been sold worldwide, which makes it nearly impossible to over-estimate her literary and cultural influence. She has reached countless people worldwide, not only through the thirty-five languages into ... ... middle of paper ... ...d to her bed. In May, Jane's family escorted her to Winchester for medical treatment.

However, during the coarse of the novel we see different sides to the sisters’ personalities making the statement in the essay title only partly true, as some incidents, most obviously the ironic ending, reveal to us that some role-reversal can take place. Elinor, commonly known throughout the novel as Miss Dashwood, was created by Austen to contrast with the heroines in most novels of the time, who were over-emotional characters, fainting at the slightest hint of trouble. Austen makes her heroine a strong, understanding, and cool figure “… which qualified her, though only nineteen to be the counsellor of her mother”. Elinor takes over after her father dies so she has to be strong for the benefit of her mother and sisters. From this we can clearly s... ... middle of paper ... ...re is a complete turnaround in Marianne’s character.

Jane Austen never married but she reflected many of her own views in her writings. Austen was writing at a time when then interests of society were of passion and emotion, which many of the authors of that time wrote about, but instead Austen's work reflected the classical ideals of order and reason. There are many different attitudes to love and marriage in the novel. Mrs Bennet influences her two youngest daughters, Lydia and Kitty but perhaps captures a more negative sentiment for example the way she lets them fool around with the regimental... ... middle of paper ... ...his novel is about love and marriage and the ways of the nineteenth century. Jane Austen has shown many typical views of her time.

She did this by giving different looks to all her relationships - in her two happy and successful marriages, Jane and Bingley experienced love at first sight and Elizabeth and Darcy learned to compromise, change and grow. In marrying, they not only fulfil themselves as individuals, but also affirm the principle values of society. As in many of her novels, this marriage at the end of the novel shows us Jane Austen's ideal view of marriage as a social institution. She also showed us less successful marriages such as Lydia and Wickham's, or Mr. And Mrs. Bennet's. In conclusion, it is clear that the themes of love and marriage are repeatedly mentioned in the novel through the relationships stated in my essay.