Views on meaning and sensibility English literature essay
978-0-14-303975-4. Book summary. Essay Examples. Elinor Dashwood, the daughter of a wealthy gentleman, is known for her common sense and strong ability to control her emotions. Her younger sister, Marianne, is the opposite and is known for being very passionate and expressive. The girls' mother dies, leaving them with very little money. ~ Marilyn Butler, essay, SOURCE: Sense and Sensibility, in Jane Austen and the War of Ideas, Clarendon Press, 1987, pp. 182-237. In the following essay, originally published