Sence And Sensibility
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Sence And Sensibility
Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.
This edition includes explanatory notes, textual variants between the first and second editions, and Tony Tanner's introduction to the original Penguin Classic edition. Less
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I really liked this book. It has some old speak in it, which makes sense cause it’s kinda old, but it also is just kinda fun once you get into it.
Before the book starts, the main character follows the advice of a person who was almost a mother to her. This lead to her losing the love of her life and feeling incredibly alone. However, she doesn’t get bitter. She isn’t angry.
She realizes that following the advice was her own choice. She realizes what made her happy. She doesn’t allow hardship to get in her way, she pushes through to a brighter tomorrow not allowing past failures to determine her destiny.
Some people say that Jane Austin books all showcase weak females who need men to complete them. I disagree. This book showcases a person who is strong enough to not be offended, to offer help even when someone might not deserve it. She is genuinely kind, and that kindness shows through to allow her to have her own happily ever after. I give this book a 4 out of 4 review. It is great!
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Oh definitely. There's also the fact that both sisters grow and learn t o trust their own decisions and their happy ending is more about self realisation than their husbands. Austen tends t o have a bad reputation when it comes to the man thing but I think, in this one especially, it's not about them for this reason.K-M-Stormblessed7 wrote: ↑30 Sep 2018, 22:12 Some people say that Jane Austin books all showcase weak females who need men to complete them. I disagree. This book showcases a person who is strong enough to not be offended, to offer help even when someone might not deserve it. She is genuinely kind, and that kindness shows through to allow her to have her own happily ever after.
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Well said! I don't think her women were weak at all. Austen just represents what the situation was for women of that era. Austen's women didn't need a man to complete them for their inner self worth and honor. She does a great job of developing her characters to show their courage and strength against the social norms of the time.Some people say that Jane Austin books all showcase weak females who need men to complete them. I disagree. This book showcases a person who is strong enough to not be offended, to offer help even when someone might not deserve it. She is genuinely kind, and that kindness shows through to allow her to have her own happily ever after.
There is a theme throughout her books of women choosing true love or honor OVER money and rank. That's a brave thing to do in that era, considering how an "imprudent match" could very likely lead one to a life of degradation, hunger, sickness and death if they made one bad choice. They were very strong females for the times they were living in.
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