Persuasion - Jane Austen

Persuasion Is Among Jane Austens Most Historically Grounded Works.like Many People In Britain, Jane Austen And Her Family Followed The Ups And Downs Of The British War Effort On Both Land And Sea.as Was The Case With Sense And Sensibility And Pride And Prejudice Before It, One Of Austens Aims In Persuasion Is To Present A Message About British Society Through Contrasting Pairs: In This Case, Aristocratic Vanity Versus The Private And Public Utility Of The Navy.having Drawn This Critical Picture Of A Vain Aristocratic Class, Austen Uses The Knowledge She Gained Through Her Familys Wartime Experiences To Create An Alternative Image Of Britain: A Navy Whose Men And Women Are Useful To One Another, Society, And The National War Effort.as Useful As Austens Naval Characters Are, Despite Whatever Challenges They Might Face In The Service, When The Novels Crisis Comes At The End Of The First Volume, It Is Another Character Altogether Who Proves Their Value: Anne Elliot.on One Level, Anne Elliots Story Reinforces Austens Critique Of The Class-based Society Of Her Time. But Persuasions Resolution Is More Complex Than Such A Summary Of Social And Financial Calculation Might Suggest. It Would Be A Drearily Didactic Book Were That Not The Case.