Theme Of Persuasion And House Of Mirth

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The novels Persuasion and House of Mirth shared many common themes. Both families in each novel had challenges that they had to face. These challenges were mainly within their social class. No matter when in time or where in place, somehow you are left with thinking whether or not you are good enough for someone or if someone is good enough for you based on where your ranked on the social class ladder. Both novels share a way of identifying people by their wealth. Both of which result in negative and positive outcomes for the main characters in both novels. I believe a significant theme that is shared in both novels is social class.
Social class is a relevant theme in both novels in many ways. With Marriage being the only option in both novels for women in upper class, it makes it difficult for the main characters to figure out which is more important in living a more suitable lifestyle for them, and also an …show more content…

The upper middle class focuses most of their time on how to become more important. Anne Elliot is the main character. Anne’s family is of minor nobility. Her father, Sir Walter Elliot, and older sister, Elizabeth Elliot are conceited people only caring about looks and high social rank. Anne had fallen in love with Fredrick Wentworth when she was very young. He was in the navy while at the time ranking in lower social class since he didn’t really make a lot of money. Anne’s father, being the conceited man he is, and Lady Russell, disapproved Anne marrying Frederick Wentworth and found him unworthy because he was not ranked high in social class and had no title. He felt as if he would put a bad reputation on their family’s social class rank and preferred her to be with a more wealthy man to fit more into their high social class standards. This is what persuaded Anne into breaking off the engagement with

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