ENGL 303 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Jane Austen
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Idea of beauty: those with beauty were at characters. Elliot, mr. elliot, lady elliot: all viewed negatively by anne. Anne was plane but seen as a good personality: anne"s beauty is subjective. Mr. elliot: courts anne rather than elizabeth. Maybe nds elizabeth annoying: wants to tear down kellynch, anne is able to be persuaded. Elizabeth is more head strong like her father. Mrs. smith and her warning anne: maybe wanted anne to make her own decision, can a good woman change a man. Maybe had faith in anne to balance out mr. elliot: maybe needs anne to be in a relationship with mr. elliot so she can get her money. Tuesday, october 17, 2017: anne is persuaded multiple time in the story, captain wentworth is persuaded only once, anne defends her persuadably. Defends lady russel: lady russel wanted best for anne. Anne understood that she came from the point of view of a mother.