Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility
Period classic - Romance
Spirited novel about friendship, love, sisterly affection, hope and deceit.
Austen presents brilliant stories that show perfectly the close connection that exists between siblings. She must have drawn from her own relationship with her sister Cassandra in order to portray such a likeness.
I think in making it the key focus in this text, alongside love and marriage, she expresses how important these bonds are not just to her but to everyone else as well.
I admire sensible Elinor Dashwood for being the responsible, practical, elder, clever sister who keeps her emotions inside in order to get on with what she must do and to put everyone else first before herself. Elinor is extremely unselfish and quite a sad character throughout the text until the very end.
Marianne would probably fit quite well in society today as she seems the character people could relate to because of her lively, spirited almost rebellious nature. She is a fun character but most of the time is rather immature, hence Elinor spends most of her time consoling her and taking care of her.
Finally, there is Margaret who doesn't get to do most of the fun things her sisters get to do because she is too young.
The interaction between these sisters makes it an enthralling book just like the Bennets' in Austen's Pride and Prejudice or Alcott's Little Women.
Of course, inevitably it all ends as we'd expect but it is far from disappointing.
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