1. Unorthodox Heroines and Jane Austen
... ;5 Once an attraction has formed between Bingley and the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Mrs Bennet manipulates the situation and sends Jane to Netherfield on horseback during a storm, hoping she will catch a cold. Her plan having worked, Jane must stay in Bingley's care until recovered. While, as it is implied by the opening quote, marriage was considered a goal, or duty of ... and Prejudice and Emma follow the conventional romance "quest narrative", of a young woman who meets a handsome man and must overcome certain obstacles in order to be with him.22 Love is the key narrative driver in...
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- Approx Pages: 22
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate