Monday, April 12, 2010
Persuasion
I read Persuasion by Jane Austen. In my paper, I want to write about the concept of the "ideal man/suitor". I want to mainly discuss Wentworth, Admiral Croft and Sir Walter and how society views them (Sir Walter being viewed as the most elite and "worthy" even though he spends without thought, etc, and Wentworth and Croft are both hardworking Navy men.)
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And perhaps you are implying that social standing and "character" do not, in Austen's view, always align, since Walter has his flaws while Wentworth and Croft are in many ways more admirable? Thus you might use characterization as a way of getting at implied social criticism on the part of the author?
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