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Margaret
Written by BarbaraB
(9/7/2009 2:30 p.m.)
in consequence of the missive, Looking for Margaret, the 'other' sister, penned by Barbara
"...(S&S) resembles the didactic novels by Mrs. West and Maria Edgewood that were published around the time it was drafted, which compare and contrast 'the beliefs and conduct of two protagnoists---with the object of finding one invariably right and the other invariably wrong'. The presence of the third, youngest Dashwood sister, Margaret, hints at Austen's intention to diverge from this pattern. Sense and Sensibility corrects the typical didactic emphasis by refusing to choose between Marianne and Elinor." Just thought I'd add this tidbit as it found it as something interesting to consider. |

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