Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen | Chapters 1-3

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Professor Kristen Over of Northeastern Illinois University provides an in-depth summary and analysis of Chapters 1-3 of Jane Austen's novel Sense and Sensibility.
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Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility chronicles the romantic vicissitudes of the two eldest Dashwood sisters. They were recently evicted from their childhood home by the wife of their elder half-brother.
Undaunted by their reduced circumstances, the pair must navigate gossipy interlopers, caddish "gentlemen," and misunderstandings of the heart in their quest to find their mates. EIinor Dashwood nurtures reasonable hopes for clever Edward. Meanwhile, she tries to curb her little sister's passion for a less-than-honorable man.
Rivals for the men's affections and wealth try to derail a sensible but happy ending for Elinor and Marianne. Austen plots their course with penetrating insight. She leads them on a circuitous route to love and marriage punctuated by biting social critique and sparkling dialogue.
Beloved British writer Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility was written in 1811. Austen was from a family that valued writing, reading, and acting (privately) and she wrote six novels during her lifetime. Sense and Sensibility was her first to be published.
Austen’s great romance contains many enduring themes, such as head and heart, representing how people should make important decisions; trust and truth, representing the secret agendas and motivations of the Dashwoods’ social group; and working the system, representing the way women with little social power learn to get what they want and need. Important motifs include home and hearth and feckless men and greedy women.
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[@sunny6897]

Thank you for this, I don't know whether my mind is just incredibly over used in the week but by the time I sit down to read S&S, I simply struggle to follow basic English. This is a great shortened learning aid to anyone who is reading the book and is struggling to digest. Thank you.

[@Ava-ns4go]

Am I the only one struggling to wrap my head around the family tree and 'the sisters'? In the book, she often refers to Mr. Dashwood, but I never know which one she's referring to...I hoped this would explain it better but I'm still confused!

[@gracepuckett411]

I love Jane Austin and Emma and pride and prejudice

[@bananabrittany263]

It's not just you. I've had problems with Jane Austen's writing always. It's not cohesive and too complicated. I have always loved classic literature, but Austen is sloppy. I think Anne Brontë is much better.

[@anushribhattacharjee5329]

Mrs. Dashwood is widow
Mrs. John dashwood is the wife of John dashwood who's son of Mr. Dashwood who died.
🤣I know it's confusing but it's like either Dashwood or John Dashwood. Check that difference.

[@sunny6897]

Me too! This video was very helpful though.

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Extra helpful since I had no clue about most of what I was reading in chapters 1 and 2! 😅

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