Jane Austen

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Jane Austen

• 1775 - 1817

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Jane Austen

• Austen published her novels anonymously, so she
  did not become famous during her lifetime.
• They were well-received, but not particularly
  well-known.

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Six Novels

• Jane Austen wrote six novels
• Sense and Sensibility (1811)
• Pride and Prejudice (1813)
• Mansfield Park (1814)
• Emma (1815)
• Northanger Abbey
• Persuasion (Both published after her
  death)

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Heroine

• They all have a female central character who gets
  married at the end of the book.
• Jane Austen was writing about a world that was
  very familiar to her.

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Themes

• Money - Jane Austens heroines are usually middle
  class. They are not poor, but they are
  not rich either.
• Love and marriage - Marriage was a form of
  financial transaction for
  women in this time. All of Austens
  heroines marry for LOVE.
• Sisters/families - For Austens heroines families
  sometimes offer love and support,
  sometimes they provide obstacles.
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Sense and Sensibility

• How these themes are used in Sense and
  Sensibility..

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Money

• Money is very important in this novel.
• The Dashwood sisters are made poor because they
  are women and therefore cannot inherit.
• Women were financially at the mercy of their male
  relatives.

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Love and Marriage

• For men, marriage was a way to make more money or
  improve their status.
• Willoughby marries Miss. Gray when his Aunt
  disinherits him.
• Edward stands by Lucy when his mother disinherits
  him.

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Families

• The relationship between the two sisters may be
  the most important one in the novel.
• However it is the actions of their stepbrother
  that has left them with no money.

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Change

• At the end of the novel, Marianne has changed
  very much.
• A lot of people hate that Jane Austen made her
  marry Colonel Brandonwhat do you think?

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Questions

• How are Marianne and Elinor different?
• Elinor keep her feelings private to avoid
  hurting her family. Marianne cannot do this.
• Do you think Marianne is a rude person?
• You may find Marianne rude, however, she never
  lies, so if she gives a compliment she means it.

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Questions

• How would their lives be different if they had
  inherited their fathers money?
• Willoughby would have proposed to Marianne.
• Marianne represents sensibility in this novel,
  who represents only sense?
• The selfish characters Fanny, John, Lucy
• Who should Marianne marry?
• Decide for yourself.

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Pride and Prejudice

• Pride and Prejudice is the story of Elizabeth
  Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
• Are their similarities between this story and
  Sense and Sensibility..?

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Pride and Prejudice

• Mr. Darcy is Pride and Elizabeth Bennet is
  Prejudice.
• For Jane Austen pride and prejudice werent
  always badbut Darcy and Elizabeth have too much.
• They BOTH must change in order to be able to fall
  in love and marry.

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Elizabeth Bennet

• Elizabeth is the second of five sisters.
• They are not particularly rich and with no
  brothers their financial security depends upon
  them marrying well.
• Elizabeth is clever and pretty and has strong
  opinions.

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Why is Elizabeth prejudiced against Darcy?

• He does not dance with her when they first meet.
• He breaks up Jane (her eldest sister) and his
  friend Mr. Bingley.
• Her friend Mr. Wickham has told her that Mr.
  Darcy has treated him badly.

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Two Proposals

• Mr. Darcy is the only Austen hero who proposes
  twice to the woman he loves.
• The first proposal he makes is far too PROUD. He
  insults Lizzie and her family.

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Mr.Willoughby and Mr. Wickham

• Both Sense and Sensibility and Pride and
  Prejudice include a story of a seducer.
• They are both handsome and charming.
• Wickham tells Elizabeth lies about Darcy and her
  PREJUDICE against him leads her to believe them.

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The Story of the Fallen Woman

• Colonel Brandon tells Elinor how Willoughby has
  seduced Beth.
• In Pride and Prejudice Darcy tells Elizabeth how
  Wickham tried to marry his sister for her
  fortune.
• Wickhham later seduces Elizabeths youngest
  sister, Lydia.

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A Change in Darcy

• Darcy slowly realises how much he loves Lizzie
  and starts to try much harder to be nice to her.
• Lizzie now knows that Wickham lied to her and is
  able to see more good in him.

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Pemberly

• Mr. Darcy is very rich and has a beautiful house
  called Pemberly.
• When Elizabeth is on holiday with her Aunt and
  Uncle they go to visit the house, thinking that
  Mr. Darcy is away.
• But he comes back unexpectedly!!!

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A Change in Darcy

• He encourages Bingley to propose to Jane.
• His final change comes when he helps the Bennet
  family by forcing Wickham to marry Lydia.
• He keeps it a secret that he helped, even from
  Lizzie.

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Second Proposal

• Darcys second proposal is much better than the
  first!!!
• Like Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice
  ends with a double wedding.

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Emma

• The story of Emma Woodhouse and Mr. Knightley.
• Emma is a kind hearted, affectionate women but
  she is also spoilt and snobbish.
• She must CHANGE before she and Mr. Knightley can
  fall in love.

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Persuasion

• The story of Anne Eliot and Captain Wentworth.
• Anne and Captain Wentworth were in love many
  years before.
• She was convinced not to marry him, because he
  was poor.
• They have to fall in love all over again.

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Persuasion

• Persuasion is different to the other Austen
  novels because it is all about the emotional
  journey of the heroine and not the hero.
• It is all about Anne and how she feels about
  meeting Wentworth again.