1. How do you respond to Jane Austen's exploration of social de
... orphaned, is faced with the prospect of earning a living by working as a governess, which she considers a lowly job. She, therefore, gets secretly engaged to Frank Churchill, hoping to free herself from the hard luck of working as a governess. This is the typical dream of a lady with low social standings, which Jane Austen ... escape the social restraints of her current low social standings. She has successfully done this accordingly due to the fact that she is engaged to Frank Churchill. But as you can see, the only way in which she is similar to Harriet is that because both are socially...
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