A review by bookishdaylight
Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
“I come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is and always will be...yours.”
This is my first Jane Austen novel and this is a work of art in how it showcases the falsehood of passion and love, the money factor in marriage, honor, and truth in character's actions, and overall how the Dashwood sisters tackle the different obstacles in life.
“for when people are determined on a mode of conduct which they know to be wrong, they feel injured by the expectation of anything better from them.”
This is about two sisters who are opposites that view the world differently. We have Elinor who is calm and always collected with her emotions, determined to set things in order, and who acts on honor with intention. Marianne is passionate about showing the things she loves most, someone who acts recklessly, and a sister with a big heart on her sleeve. Their contrast in character shows how they both experience love and heartbreak and how they cope in different ways.
“If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.”
This is about having the acceptance and knowledge that you wouldn't really know someone unless you truly do know them. So many doubts about some of the character's actions with their motive and yet it was somehow questionable if their whole persona was an act to truly get want they want. So many secrets that made the character act that way in order to survive.
“Sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself because I could find no language to describe them in.”
The simplicity in how this was told was beautifully done and the emotions made me feel lost, frustrated, heartbroken, and in disbelief with the circumstances that the sisters had been in which was already present in the beginning if you truly look into it.
This is my first Jane Austen novel and this is a work of art in how it showcases the falsehood of passion and love, the money factor in marriage, honor, and truth in character's actions, and overall how the Dashwood sisters tackle the different obstacles in life.
“for when people are determined on a mode of conduct which they know to be wrong, they feel injured by the expectation of anything better from them.”
This is about two sisters who are opposites that view the world differently. We have Elinor who is calm and always collected with her emotions, determined to set things in order, and who acts on honor with intention. Marianne is passionate about showing the things she loves most, someone who acts recklessly, and a sister with a big heart on her sleeve. Their contrast in character shows how they both experience love and heartbreak and how they cope in different ways.
“If I could but know his heart, everything would become easy.”
This is about having the acceptance and knowledge that you wouldn't really know someone unless you truly do know them. So many doubts about some of the character's actions with their motive and yet it was somehow questionable if their whole persona was an act to truly get want they want. So many secrets that made the character act that way in order to survive.
“Sometimes I have kept my feelings to myself because I could find no language to describe them in.”
The simplicity in how this was told was beautifully done and the emotions made me feel lost, frustrated, heartbroken, and in disbelief with the circumstances that the sisters had been in which was already present in the beginning if you truly look into it.