To what extend Jane Austen’s Novel “Sense and Sensibility” reflects 19th century English aristocratic society on the basis of family life and relationships and the role of men and women in the society?

Oğuz, Dilara (2009) To what extend Jane Austen’s Novel “Sense and Sensibility” reflects 19th century English aristocratic society on the basis of family life and relationships and the role of men and women in the society? Other thesis, TED ANKARA COLLEGE FOUNDATION HIGH SCHOOL.

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Abstract

19th century is an important period of time for most of the countries in the world. It is right after the French Revolution and in the world most of the perceptions and human being’s life styles were altering consequently and most of the nations were getting affected from each other. Jane Austen is a British author who generally reflects the characteristic values of the English society of her time. England is also affected from the changes in the society even though it is an island country. However, England was at that time at the threshold of the Industrial Revolution which changed all of the life style of the society completely. “Sense and Sensibility” is a novel which is printed at the beginning of 19th century which means it can reflect all the mixture of perceptions and the changes in the society. In addition role of men and women in the society is the most important criterion which reflects the social, economical and cultural tendencies of that society. Family is another fact that has been important since the beginning of the life and family is the basic relationship that can be build between the people. Therefore, concerning the importance of these social issues, Jane Austen’s novel “Sense and Sensibility” has been analysed extensively. In order to analyse them well firstly, the theme and the history of England was carefully studied and associated with the situation in the book. Secondly, the characters and the relationships between the characters are carefully studied in order to point out the effects of the changes and the mixture of perceptions. Lastly, the differences between the perceptions are compared and contasted in order to obtain the effects of changes.

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Additional Information: Supervisor : Gamze Unay, IB Notu: D
Uncontrolled Keywords: Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, aristocratic society, role of men, role of women, society
Subjects: P Language and Literature > PE English
Depositing User: Kamil Çömlekçi
Date Deposited: 04 Jun 2009 12:23
Last Modified: 12 Apr 2019 10:25
URI: http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/15

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