This thesis looks at Elinor and Marianne with respect to the harmony of reason and emotion in Sense and Sensibility. This is done by showing the two aspects of reason and emotion in the marriage processes of the two sisters who represent reason and emotion respectively. Though Sense and Sensibility ...
This thesis looks at Elinor and Marianne with respect to the harmony of reason and emotion in Sense and Sensibility. This is done by showing the two aspects of reason and emotion in the marriage processes of the two sisters who represent reason and emotion respectively. Though Sense and Sensibility has a typical romance plot, this story is not limited to the courtships of the two sisters who represent sense and sensibility, but it also describes the social changes of the early 19thcentury England. First of all, the novel explores the moral and personality problems of the upper class society of the day, what is caused by the hierarchical changes of Austen’s society. Due to the influence of the industrial and French Revolution, the class leadership of the traditional upper class came to be threatened by the economic power of the rising middle-class people. This novel suggests the necessity of a harmony between sense and sensibility through the characters of Elinor and Marianne. In addition, it looks into the relationship between the experiences of Elinor and Marianne in love and marriage. Elinor possesses strength of understanding and coolness of judgement, while Marianne is sensible and clever, but has neither moderation, nor prudence. Their unique difference is that Elinor has wisdom to control her passion, while Marianne lacks it. As a result, Marianne can’t choose men well and only listens to her own judgement. The first chapter of this study examines the two sisters’ different views of social life. Elinor observes the proprieties of society and takes care of others, but Marianne has no sense of courtesy and she is full of misguided confidence which prevents her from controlling her passion in what she does, and lacks consideration for others. The second chapter examines the different attitudes regarding affection. Marianne shows strong affection combined with sensibility, while Elinor has inner confidence in her love for Edward. She is a woman of sense and shows sincerity as well. Marianne seems to have lost the whole world when she lost her love of Willoughby. Her suffering is as great as the affection which she has easily bestowed on Willoghby. At last, Marianne cames to be in a serious crisis due to her illness. On the contrary, Elinor is a noble-minded woman who can not be shaken by any change of circumstances. The last chapter of this study discusses how Jane Austen showed the importance of harmony between reason and emotion in Sense and Sensibility. There are different temperaments in the world: some people can easily get carried away by their feelings. In the novel, both Elinor and Marianne have to make up for their defects by finding the balance between reason and emotion. Furthermore, as they go through the process of courtship, both sisters gain moral discernment by balancing their contrasting qualities of sense and sensibility. Even in their precarious social positions, Elinor and Marianne play an important role in finding their future husbands with their harmonized sense and sensibility. Edward and Brandon not only become satisfactory husbands, but are also shown as representatives of a new social class as a clergyman and an army officer. In conclusion, in Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen shows the need for a balance of reason and emotion through the happy marriages of Elinor and Edward, Marianne and Brandon.
This thesis looks at Elinor and Marianne with respect to the harmony of reason and emotion in Sense and Sensibility. This is done by showing the two aspects of reason and emotion in the marriage processes of the two sisters who represent reason and emotion respectively. Though Sense and Sensibility has a typical romance plot, this story is not limited to the courtships of the two sisters who represent sense and sensibility, but it also describes the social changes of the early 19thcentury England. First of all, the novel explores the moral and personality problems of the upper class society of the day, what is caused by the hierarchical changes of Austen’s society. Due to the influence of the industrial and French Revolution, the class leadership of the traditional upper class came to be threatened by the economic power of the rising middle-class people. This novel suggests the necessity of a harmony between sense and sensibility through the characters of Elinor and Marianne. In addition, it looks into the relationship between the experiences of Elinor and Marianne in love and marriage. Elinor possesses strength of understanding and coolness of judgement, while Marianne is sensible and clever, but has neither moderation, nor prudence. Their unique difference is that Elinor has wisdom to control her passion, while Marianne lacks it. As a result, Marianne can’t choose men well and only listens to her own judgement. The first chapter of this study examines the two sisters’ different views of social life. Elinor observes the proprieties of society and takes care of others, but Marianne has no sense of courtesy and she is full of misguided confidence which prevents her from controlling her passion in what she does, and lacks consideration for others. The second chapter examines the different attitudes regarding affection. Marianne shows strong affection combined with sensibility, while Elinor has inner confidence in her love for Edward. She is a woman of sense and shows sincerity as well. Marianne seems to have lost the whole world when she lost her love of Willoughby. Her suffering is as great as the affection which she has easily bestowed on Willoghby. At last, Marianne cames to be in a serious crisis due to her illness. On the contrary, Elinor is a noble-minded woman who can not be shaken by any change of circumstances. The last chapter of this study discusses how Jane Austen showed the importance of harmony between reason and emotion in Sense and Sensibility. There are different temperaments in the world: some people can easily get carried away by their feelings. In the novel, both Elinor and Marianne have to make up for their defects by finding the balance between reason and emotion. Furthermore, as they go through the process of courtship, both sisters gain moral discernment by balancing their contrasting qualities of sense and sensibility. Even in their precarious social positions, Elinor and Marianne play an important role in finding their future husbands with their harmonized sense and sensibility. Edward and Brandon not only become satisfactory husbands, but are also shown as representatives of a new social class as a clergyman and an army officer. In conclusion, in Sense and Sensibility Jane Austen shows the need for a balance of reason and emotion through the happy marriages of Elinor and Edward, Marianne and Brandon.
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