Austens Novel Essay Examples

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Confidants of Pride and Prejudice and the Handmaid’s Tale (1642 words, 3 pages)

Confidants of Pride and Prejudice and The Handmaids TaleA confidant isa person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, putting their complete trust in them not to talk about it to others. In Jane Austens, Pride and Prejudice, and Margaret Atwoods, The Handmaids Tale, both of the main ... Read More

An Analysis of Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen (2109 words, 3 pages)

Womanly Advice The authors Mary Wollstonecraft, Harriet Martineau, and Florence Nightingale all lived during the late 1700's and early 1800's, the same time period in which Jane Austen's novel, Northanger Abbey, takes place. Therefore, these three women and Catherine Morland, the heroine of Austen's novel, would all have been faced ... Read More

The Theme of Marriage in Jane Austen’s Novel Pride and Prejudice (872 words, 2 pages)

The central theme of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice is marriage, as indicated in the opening line of the book "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in a want of a wife." As we later find out, ... Read More

Readers Have Wide Variety of Reactions to Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (360 words, 2 pages)

This novel, originally published in 1814, is the first of Jane Austen's novels not to be arevised version of one of her pre-1800 writings. Mansfield Park has sometimes beenconsidered atypical of Jane Austen, as being solemn and moralistic, especially whencontrasted with the immediately preceding Pride and Prejudice and the immediatelyfollowing ... Read More

A short summary of Jane Austen’s novel “Emma” (1538 words, 3 pages)

Jane Austen's Emma is a novel of courtship. Like all of Austen's novels, it centers around the marriage plot who will marry whom? For what reasons will they marry? Love, practicality, or necessity? At the center of the story is the title character, Emma Woodhouse, a heiress who lives with ... Read More

Thoughts on Jane Austein’s “Emma and the romantic Imagination” (1251 words, 3 pages)

Jane Austens Emma and the Romantic Imagination"To see a world in a grain of sandAnd a heaven in a wild flowerHold infinity in the palm of your handAnd eternity in an hour."William Blake, Auguries of InnocenceImagination, to the people of the eighteenth century of whom William Blake and Jane Austen ... Read More

An Analysis of the Main Character in Emma by Jane Austen (1246 words, 6 pages)

Jane Austens novel Emma is basically a biography. As Jane Austenmatured through her childhood years, she acquired many talentswhich are reflected through the character Emma. Jane Austen livedin the popular image of Victorian society. Many critics agree thatJane Austen bases her novels on her own life. In the novel EmmaJane ... Read More

The Tale of Love and Marriage in Jane Austen’s Novel “Pride and Prejudice” (1277 words, 2 pages)

Pride and PrejudiceJane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice is a lighthearted tale of love and marriage in eighteenth-century England. It centers on the elder sisters of the Bennet family, Jane and Elizabeth. Their personalities, misunderstandings and the roles of pride and prejudice play a large part in the development of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Family Ties in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (889 words, 2 pages)

Family TiesIn Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, she created a realistic family image, by introducing some of the imperfections that many families encounter. The Bennet family, consisting of five daughters, a marriage obsessed mother, and an unhappily married father, contain many of these difficulties. Throughout the love, joy, heartache ... Read More

The Works of Jane Austen: Critics’ Views and Interpretation (2832 words, 3 pages)

A view commonly expounded about Jane Austen, as a conservative writer of novels of manners, sentiment and emulation, tends to imply that she has no place in discussions of literary Romanticism, principally because she is seen to support and uphold the class system and society of the day. Some critics ... Read More

An Analysis of the Concept of Irony in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1155 words, 2 pages)

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.(pg.1) The first sentence of Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice is perhaps the most famous opening of all English comedies concerning social manners. It encapsulates the ambitions of ... Read More

Escaping the Fog of Pride and Prejudice in Jane Austen’s Novel “Pride and Prejudice” (1046 words, 2 pages)

Escaping the fog of pride and prejudiceThe words of the title of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, shroud the main characters, Elizabeth and Darcy in a fog. The plot of the novel focuses on how Elizabeth and Darcy escape the fog and find each other. Both characters must individually ... Read More

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice: Escaping the Fog (1046 words, 5 pages)

Escaping the Fog of Pride and PrejudiceThe words of the title of Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice,shroud the main characters, Elizabeth and Darcy in a fog. The plot of the novelfocuses on how Elizabeth and Darcy escape the fog and find each other. Bothcharacters must individually recognize their faults ... Read More

The Ambitions of Mrs. Bennet in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1168 words, 5 pages)

Pride and Prejudice Irony"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of agood fortune, must be in want of a wife".(pg.1) The first sentence of JaneAusten's Pride and Prejudice is perhaps the most famous opening of all Englishcomedies concerning social manners. It encapsulates the ambitions of ... Read More

A Report on the Novel Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (362 words, 2 pages)

Mansfield Park This novel, originally published in 1814, is the first of Jane Austen's novels not to be a revised version of one of her pre-1800 writings. Mansfield Park has sometimes been considered atypical of Jane Austen, as being solemn and moralistic, especially when contrasted with the immediately preceding Pride ... Read More

An Analysis of the Married Couples in the Novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1139 words, 2 pages)

Jane Austens novel, Pride and Prejudice presents five married couples. No two are alike. From the pure love which was experienced through Elizabeth and Darcy. To the love and attraction shared by Jane and Bingley. The convenience of marriage was portrayed through Charlotte and Mr Collins while Lydia and Wickhams ... Read More

A Comparison of Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Jane Eyre by Emily Bronte (1855 words, 3 pages)

In the cases of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice and Emily Bronte's Jane Eyre, the ideals of romantic love are very much the same. In both 19th century novels, women's wants and needs are rather simplified. However, this could also be said for the roles and ideals of the ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of Family Ties in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (889 words, 2 pages)

Family TiesIn Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice, she created a realistic family image, by introducing some of the imperfections that many families encounter. The Bennet family, consisting of five daughters, a marriage obsessed mother, and an unhappily married father, contain many of these difficulties. Throughout the love, joy, heartache ... Read More

Jane Austen’s Emma and the Romantic Imagination (1137 words, 2 pages)

Jane Austens Emma and the Romantic Imagination "To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palm of your hand And eternity in an hour." William Blake, Auguries of Innocence Imagination, to the people of the eighteenth century of ... Read More

An Analysis of Jane Austen’s Emma (1536 words, 2 pages)

Jane Austen's Emma is a novel of courtship. Like all of Austen's novels, it centers around the marriage plot who will marry whom? For what reasons will they marry? Love, practicality, or necessity? At the center of the story is the title character, Emma Woodhouse, a heiress who lives with ... Read More

The Tale of Love and Marriage in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1333 words, 2 pages)

Pride and Prejudice THEMEJane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice is a tale of love and marriage in eighteenth-century England. PLOTIt centres on the elder sisters of the Bennet family, Jane and Elizabeth. Their personalities, misunderstandings and the roles of pride and prejudice play a large part in the development of ... Read More

A Look at the Use of Romantic Imagination in Emma by Jane Austen (1251 words, 3 pages)

Jane Austens Emma and the Romantic Imagination"To see a world in a grain of sandAnd a heaven in a wild flowerHold infinity in the palm of your handAnd eternity in an hour."William Blake, Auguries of InnocenceImagination, to the people of the eighteenth century of whom William Blake and Jane Austen ... Read More

Jane and Elizabeth in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice (1274 words, 5 pages)

Jane Austens novel Pride and Prejudice is a lighthearted tale of love andmarriage in eighteenth-century England. It centers on the elder sisters of theBennet family, Jane and Elizabeth. Their personalities, misunderstandings andthe roles of pride and prejudice play a large part in the development of theirindividual relationships. The spirited Elizabeth ... Read More

An Analysis of the Ideals of Romantic Love in the Novels Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen and Jane Eyre by Emily Bronte (1855 words, 3 pages)

In the cases of Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice and Emily Bronte's Jane Eyre, the ideals of romantic love are very much the same. In both 19th century novels, women's wants and needs are rather simplified. However, this could also be said for the roles and ideals of the ... Read More

The Trials of the Married Couples in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1139 words, 2 pages)

Jane Austens novel, Pride and Prejudice presents five married couples. No two are alike. From the pure love which was experienced through Elizabeth and Darcy. To the love and attraction shared by Jane and Bingley. The convenience of marriage was portrayed through Charlotte and Mr Collins while Lydia and Wickhams ... Read More

The Theme of Marriage in the Novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1125 words, 2 pages)

Function of MaleFemale Relationships throughout NovelMarriage is arguably the undertone of Jane Austens novel, Pride and Prejudice. Marriage was a ladder in which one would hope to climb into a higher social rank. Even those who are comfortable with their current status, it is imperative that they only marry someone ... Read More

A Comparison of Mansfield Park and Metropolitan by Whit Stillman (1531 words, 2 pages)

Comparison of Mansfield Park and MetropolitanWhit Stillman's attempt to capture Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park on film in Metropolitan is a fair adaptation but it is unable to give the viewer the same insights. Stillman manages to have most of Mansfield Parks characters represented in some way or another, however ... Read More

A Summary of Woman’s Role in Society in Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1390 words, 3 pages)

"Different ideas of the woman's role in society, especially marriage"("Pride and Prejudice", chapter 6)1. Summary (and "Einordnung" in the context of the novel)Jane Austen's novel 'Pride and Prejudice' deals with the English upper-class society in the early 19th century.The main characters are the five daughters in the Bennet family, who ... Read More

An Analysis of the Movie Adaptation of Emma, a Novel by Jane Austen (1441 words, 2 pages)

Emma Goes HollywoodBetween 1970 and 1986, seven feature-length films or television miniseries, all British, were produced based on Jane Austen novels in the years 1995 and 1996, however, sex additional adaptations appeared, half of them originating in Hollywood. The concerns at the center of Jane Austen s plots sex, romance, ... Read More

An Analysis of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice Perhaps the Most Famous Opening of All English Comedies Concerning Social Manners (1164 words, 2 pages)

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife".(pg.1) The first sentence of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is perhaps the most famous opening of all English comedies concerning social manners. It encapsulates the ambitions of ... Read More