Sense and Sensibility

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1811

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Before You Read

Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Chapters 1-17

Chapters 18-34

Chapters 35-50

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Literary Devices

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

Tools

Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

“The novel positions Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as complete opposites.” To what extent do you agree with this statement? In what ways are the heroines similar as well as different?

How does the novel present the cult of sensibility? What relationship does sensibility have to real feeling?

Why is the spoiled child an important motif in the novel? How does Austen show that the spoiling of children is destructive?