Elinor … possessed a strength of understanding, and coolness of judgment, which qualified her, though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her frequently to counteract, to the advantage of them all, that eagerness of mind in Mrs. Dashwood which must generally have led to imprudence. She had an excellent heart; her disposition was affectionate, and her feelings were strong: She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation.
She was generous, amiable, interesting: The resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly great. Sir John Middleton, who praises the Steele sisters, is confident in his judgment, as is Marianne of hers on Willoughby — and we know how those turn out. Related to all this is the fact that Marianne tends to judge people by surface factors, whereas Elinor tries to understand what makes people such as Edward, Col Brandon, Mr Palmer behave the way they do. I look forward to seeing whether this idea continues to be specifically explored in volumes 2 and 3.
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Until recently, Emma was my least favourite Austen. Then I read it again more attentively and was bowled over by how beautifully it is plotted. I started to notice something similar in Sense and sensibility but will just give one particular example — how Austen uses parallels to create links between the storylines and move the plot along.
Here are some from volume There is so much more to say, but maybe they will still be relevant in volume 2. I love the idea of slow reading. Thanks for the inspiration. We enjoyed it so much. I was listening to an interview the other day with lawyers who read, and one said that when he reads to pleasure he says the words to himself.
He knows this is not what speed reading teachers recommend but he wants to enjoy the words. I can relate to that.
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I think you have … perhaps you could read it again and apply your own analytical eye to it! You know I am planning to read this book this year and your post makes me want to start right now! I think you are onto something with your thoughts. Would you say that in addition to surface and depth, there is also snap judgment and delayed judgment made after the facts are known? Perhaps this is also what you mean by surface and depth?
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Yes, they are closely related I think. Elinor on the other hand takes time to make her judgments. For example she talked to Col Brandon, watched him and came to some sense of who he was based on this NOT based on how he looked old , and what he wore flannel etc! While I see the sisters as real people fully developed characters in other words , I also consider the question of the Age of Reason vs. I started Emma but never finished it and I have Mansfield Park still collecting dust on my shelves.
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I so enjoyed your thorough analysis of the characters and especially the sisters…. Marianne and Elinor…thank you!! My most favorite line from Marianne is when she tells Mrs. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Maybe I should try the graphic novel.
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