There is a division between the two sections of this novel; the part in Bath and the part involving the abbey. The first part, being the Bath section is contains an element of the gothic because Catherine and her companion Isabella read (novels very popular at the time). There is a link with the second section which is ... uneasy coexistence of the novel's two sections: self-contained Gothic burlesque is grafted unceremoniously upon sentimental comedy of manners" . This whole issue makes the novel less easy to comprehend. In Bath and at Northanger Abbey, Catherine with her romantic fantasies...

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... loved the country and long country walks and had several Hampshire friends. In 1801 Austen was shocked when her family announced that they would be moving away to Bath. The next four years in Bath were difficult ones for her. She disliked the surroundings of a busy town and missed her Steventon life. After her father's death, his widow and two daughters had ... many financial difficulties and had to rely on charity. "However, she wrote little in Bath and nothing at all in Southampton" (Fullerton). This discontinued her motivation shortly for writing books. But, she was very familiar wit...

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... one. This admiration, however, turns into naivety, as Catherine easily accepts everything Isabella states as the general truth. This naivety has an alienating effect on Catherine to the world of Bath, although she may not know it, as she is too naive to see this. This naivety that coats Catherine's bubble surfaces again when Catherine is told by Isabella that her ... ...

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... Morland in the plot are also constructed to be exceedingly unadorned. Austen continually calls attention to the normality surrounding Catherine's life. When she originally leaves her home at Fullerton for Bath, "every thing indeed relative to the important journey was done, on the part of the Morlands, with a degree of moderation and composure, which seemed rather consistent with the common feelings ... ...

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... as a governess. Emma dislikes this elegant and accomplished young woman. Soon after her arrival, the people of Highbury learn of Mr Elton's engagement to a Miss Hawkins whom he met in Bath. Mrs Weston believes that Mr Knightley is falling in love with Jane Fairfax. Frank Churchill is called away to Yorkshire while he is in the middle of helping arrange a ball ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School