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Sense And Sensibility: A Summary

The topic of this paper is to distinguish the differences between
sense and sensibility. Represented in Jane Austin's novel by two sisters,
Elinor and Marianne, the disposition of the two girls can be seen quite
vividly. The two girls are accompanied by a mother, and many other well
developed characters. One character questionable to the theme of the story
is the youngest sister Margaret. Her personality if described would be
more like that of her sister Marianne.

The novel begins with a dying father telling his son that he must
leave his estate to him and his wife. This means that the three girls and
their mother will be left without a place to stay and the girls ...

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is impulsive, outspoken, full of a vibrant love
of life and playful. To fully understand the girls, it is important to see
how other character viewed them.

Edward Ferrars, the object of Elinor's affection (though she would
never show it) is quoted as saying Miss Dashwoods friendship the most
important of his life. This is a considerable compliment (even if it isn't
what Elinor wants to hear at the time) coming from a man as highly esteemed
as Mr. Ferrars . Elinor is viewed by her mother and her two sisters as a
saving grace, someone to depend on. To a certain extent this is true, but
Elinor also has problems and she doesn't quite know how to let people know
about them. Even when Lucy Steele confides in Elinor that she has been
secretly engaged to Edward for four years, she tells no one, and bears the
burden of a broken heart on her own.

The same would not, and did not happen with Marianne. She made
sure that everyone knew how she felt about a young man named ...

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Added: 8/23/2006 01:03:23 AM
Category: Book Reports
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