Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility Summary

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate love and societal expectations in 19th-century England. Elinor embodies sense and restraint, while Marianne represents sensibility and emotion. Through their romantic trials, Austen explores themes of love, class, and the balance between reason and passion.

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Short Summary: After the death of their father, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood must leave their family estate and adjust to a modest life. Elinor's reserved nature contrasts with Marianne's impulsive behavior as they each encounter love and heartbreak, ultimately learning the importance of balancing sense with sensibility.

"The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex. Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance. The late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister. But her death, which happened ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it. In the society of his nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent. His attachment to them all increased. The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to his existence."