Persuasion Love

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Love can be expressed through the image of trying to find a job while unemployed. While a job becomes a necessity for the sake of preservation of life, in this case livelihood, the distinction between jobs becomes insignificant besides the fact that making the most money out of the situation is the main concern. This relates to the idea of Rousseau in his Second Discourse as he expresses that the basis of love in “natural” man is simply to procreate and that “any woman is good for him” (135). Any side factors such as beauty or wealth are simply a means to an end in the grand scheme of things as it is shown and supported in Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Throughout Persuasion, it becomes evident that love in marriage is simply a trick of emotions …show more content…

For example, the same instance of Captain Benwick and Louisa Musgrove being married is jarring to Mary as she states, “this is the end, you see, of Captain Benwick’s being supposed to be an admirer of [Anne]” (184). As it was said before, Captain Benwick showed affection to Anne simply for giving him care and attention and this case happened between him and Louisa. It becomes clear that his “love” is simply those that would show him any form of affection and that he may cling to it. To this end, love holds no large hold over people for one person and indiscriminately wants anyone. Similarly, Louisa was previously flirting with Captain Wentworth but at the news of her marriage with Captain Benwick it nary appeared “that he had ever thought of this Miss for himself” (191). The attitude of Captain Wentworth not even weeks earlier showed him being prepared to marry Louisa is completely overwritten by his apathy and complacency with the new situation. Whether he still loves Anne or cares for another, the point remains that his supposed love for Louisa was a façade that he so quickly shed and shows the true nature of love and its uselessness. In conclusion, Persuasion is written in support of the ideals of marriage and love from Rousseau as any woman is perfectly acceptable for

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