Is Elinor ‘Hero’ Of the novel “Sense & Sensibility” ?

Name: Riddhi Jani

Roll no: 25

Paper: 5, The Romantic Literature

Semester: 2nd

Submitted to: Department of English

M.K.Bhavnagar University

About Novel

• Jane Austine’s first novel

• Romantic fiction.• The Dashwood

sisters- central characters.

Is Elinor ‘Hero’ ?

• The title “Sense and Sensibility”• Elinor- logical & rational• Reflection of Austine.

• No any male hero.• Male characters are marginalized keenly.

• Why Elinor is Hero ?• Her mind works as a male’s mind.• She is one and only ‘sense’ as hero.• Cries very less.• Does not show own emotion.

• Shelter of the family.• Cares without being melodramatic.

• In her relations with Edward also, she is in quite higher position.

“I hope, Marianne,” continued Elinor, “you do not consider him as deficient in general taste. Indeed, I think I may

say that you cannot, for your behaviour to him is perfectly

cordial, and if that were your opinion, I am sure you could

never be civil to him.”