Reason and Emotion

Author: (British) Austen
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: Sense and Sensibility is one of Jane Austen's most humorous works. The novel revolves around the intricate and tumultuous marriage plots of the two female protagonists, presenting issues of moral and behavioral norms through the humorous contrast of "sense and sensibility." Renowned filmmaker Lindsay Duncan said: Sense and Sensibility is her favorite book. It possesses all the qualities to be adapted into a great film: outstandingly vivid characters, a powerful and heart-stirring love story, astonishingly twisty plot, humorous jokes, a fitting theme, and a gripping climax. After its release, the film achieved great success, winning awards such as the 1996 Golden Globe Best Screenplay, Best Picture, and the 68th Academy Award Best Adapted Screenplay. Sense and Sensibility contains several witty and dramatic scenes that have long been praised by critics as Jane Austen's masterful satirical chapters. In Chapter 2, John and Fanny Dashwood discuss whether to support their stepmother and three sisters. One argues stubbornly, while the other submits blindly. In just a short conversation, the images of two cold and selfish misers are vividly portrayed. In Chapter 34, the couple exceptionally invites the Middletons for dinner. "Here was no other poverty but that of talk," the author skillfully captures just two minor topics, exposing the weaknesses of almost all the female characters in the book.