In her novel Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen portrays a story of two sisters who have completely opposite ways of dealing with life. One views the world romantically, and takes an extremely dramatic approach in all endeavors. The other handles every situation with the utmost care, choosing the most reasonable fashion to proceed with any situation. This rational woman, Elinor Dashwood, has a strong heart, but she keeps almost all of her emotions agonizingly suppressed. …showed first 75 words of 343 total…

…showed last 75 words of 343 total…appropriate. She is completely devoted to her family, and will support them to the end. Austen presents an exceptionally amiable protagonist in Elinor, yet she still has her faults. Such adroit decorum has its disadvantages when it comes to matters of the heart. Sacrificing one's own feelings for the sake of not disturbing others can prove to be quite exasperating. Elinor is the epitome of Austen's rational woman, who is conditionally sensible and supremely female.