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    Pride and Prejudice Letter Analysis In Jane Austen 's dialogue heavy novel Pride and Prejudice, much of each page is consumed by in depth conversations between her characters; only infrequently does she break to a narrative to make asides about the story. With a style of writing such as this, it is quite difficult as a writer to portray the private inner thoughts of characters. In order to provide this necessary element of inner character thought, Jane Austen makes use of written letters to reveal

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    In Emma Jane Austen exposes the limitations of the role of women in her society. Examine Austen’s presentation of what is called in the novel, women’s usual occupations of eye, and hand, and mind. Emma – Role of Woman In Emma Jane Austen exposes the limitations of the role of women in her society. Examine Austen’s presentation of what is called in the novel, ‘women’s usual occupations of eye, and hand, and mind’. In Jane Austen’s society, the role of women was controlled by what was

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    Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 in the rural village of Steventon, England as the seventh of eight children to Reverend George and Cassandra Austen. Her father, Rev. George Austen of the Steventon Anglican parish, was an educated member of the clergy and the descendant of a family in the business of wool manufacturing. Cassandra, Austen’s mother, was a scion of great social status, whose ancestors founded St. John’s College at Oxford. Although they were people of modest means, the Austen

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    The book, Pride and Prejudice, was authored by Jane Austen addressing manners of the social set up of her contemporary times in 1813. The story is centered on the life of Elizabeth Bennet (female protagonist of the book), one of five daughters and a second born to Mr. Bennet, who the author uses to explore matters of morality, upbringing, manners, and also marriage. The viewership of the story and portrayal of other characters is given through her experiences in the book. The story revolves around

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    novels of Jane Austen with special reference to Emma as Austen’s portrayal of women in this novel is very significant. Jane Austen has undoubtedly created a number of women who have been portrayed by her with sureness of touch and in a perfectly realistic manner. There is no doubt at all about the complete success which Jane Austen has achieved in her portrayal of Emma in the novel of the same name. In this novel the women seem certainly to have acquired greater dimensions than the men. Jane Austen’s

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    About Jane Jane Austen may be a name that is known by everyone, however, many do not know about the personal experiences that led her to write the significant literature that she is known for today. Jane Austen lived a very successful life. Born on December 16, 1775, Jane Austen’s novels about life in England in the eighteenth century very well influenced by her own childhood. As a young girl, she grew up in a household with six brothers and one sister, her mother, Cassandra Leigh Austen, and her

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    Alice Kui Professor Mary Poovey, Caitlin Zaloom Relationships in Pride and Prejudice Pride and prejudice is a novel that was written by Jane Austen concerning manners, pride and intolerance. Austen is a writer of distinction that manages to catch the attention of the audience in issues such as marriage, class, love and deceit. The novel is a love story; however, its author was also aimed at explaining the unfairness and discrimination that presides over the relationships that exists between

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    Jane Austen is a very special person that will always be remembered. Jane is the most widely read writers in the English literature. The most special thing about Jane is that she was never really acknowledged about her writing when she was alive at her time. Her writings became know several years after she had past nut miraculously she is very memorable to the literature world. Jane was never married during her 41 years of living. The novels that Jane has written are the formula for most romance

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    in want of a wife.” Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a perfect reflection of the time in which it was written. The themes, characters, and dialogue create an image of what was happening at the time and how people acted. This book allows historians to make big picture connections and compare the society Jane Austen lived in with those 500 years later or a million miles away. Though Pride and Prejudice is considered a classic much of what Jane Austen says in the story is relevant to current events

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    Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice

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    Jane Austen, born December 16, 1775, was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction earned her a place as one of the most widely read authors in English literature. Austen’s novels critique the life of the second half of the eighteenth century and are part of the transition to nineteenth-century realism. Though her novels were by no means autobiographical, her fictional characters do shed light on the facts of her life and but more importantly, they offered aspiring writers a model of how

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