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Sense and Sensibility. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1992. 367.

Below is a review of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Austen incorporates many similarities throughout her other novels exemplifying themes such as: the role of women, ideal love, and social classes and hierarchies. I would not consider Sense and Sensibility to be Austen's best novel as the conclusion is hasty and does not follow the same rate of progression like the other part of the novel; however, this fault can be forgiven and her later novels looked to as better examples of her work and mastery of comedy and satire.

The historical context of the book is set during eighteenth and early nineteenth century England revolving around the realities of the social classes. Jane Austen was a member of the professional class. Men in this class were typically expected to pursue a career in navy, clergy, law, or medicine; however, women in this class were not allowed to pursue these careers, they were expected......

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