2. Born on December 16, 1775 in
Steventon, England
The seventh of eight children of George
and Cassandra Leigh Austen.
Her works include Sense and Sensibility
(1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813),
Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816),
Persuasion and Northanger Abbey
(1818)

3. Austen uses parody, burlesque,
and irony. Her writings are
satirical and is written mostly in
conversations.
To fully understand her style in
writing, here are some points from
Persuasion that will show how
Austen carried out the different
styles.

4. Her works are parodies and burlesque of
popular 18th century genres. Her burlesque
is characterized trough mocking,
exaggeration and displaced emphasis like
when Admiral Croft can barely distinguish
her daughters from one another and when
she described the daughters as having “all
the usual stock of accomplishments”.

5. The use of parody and burlesque is also
for Austen to point out feminism to show
how other novels wrapped the lives of
women who attempted to live out the roles
depicted in them.

6. From chapter 1, we can see here that the
narrator called Sir Walter “a good father”
which has another meaning intended to be
relayed. We know that she’s being
sarcastic to highlight that he is actually the
opposite of this because he has been
described previously as a “conceited silly
father” and his behavior bears out this
former.

10. Anne Elliot had only one regret:
that she listened to her family and
broke off her engagement to
Captain Wentworth. When he got
back from the nave Anne
persuaded him to love her again.

11. In the end, Captain Wentworth,
greatly persuaded, reveals his
feelings to Anne in a letter. She finds
him and immediately responds that
his love is requited. The Elliot family
and Lady Russell no longer an
objection to the match of Anne and
Wentworth.

12. Realism opted for depictions of everyday
and banal activities and experiences,
instead of a romanticized or similarly
stylized presentation.
Feminism is the presentation of female
experience in character and action,
frequently pointing out the
misrepresentation of female characters

13. A great example from chapter 7, Charles'
fitness as a father is not called into
question when he decides to go to dinner
with the Musgroves rather than stay home
with his sick son. However, when Mary
wishes to do the same, her motherly
instincts are criticised. This clearly shows
the view of people before regarding
females.

14. In Austen’s writings her main character,
Anne, has his own stand with things. Anne
succeeded in finding her voice, using it,
and being heard. We know her opinions,
thoughts and feelings even when she
doesn't voice them, because we see
everything and everyone in the novel from
Anne's perspective.