Sense and Sensibility
- I personally consider “Sense and Sensibility”, the first novel by Jane Austen, superior to her second one, “Pride and Prejudice”. It depicts very truthfully the temperament, and consequently, behavior and actions of different personalities. It features two heroines who are both likeable and sympathetic. I compared my foolish younger self with Marianne, who acted by im pulse and by listening to her heart and not her head. I wish I had been more like Elinor or had someone sensible like Elinor by my side back then - would’ve had saved my heart from being broken so many times. - In my humble opinion, “Pride and Prejudice” is vastly overrated – it was just one of those romance novels of the time that people read for fun. Why people now consider it classic literature is beyond me. Elizabeth Bennet surely can serve as a model for feminists – so ahead of her time was her thinking and...