Jane Austen: Persuasion

 

Paper instructions:
Fully developed essay of between 600 & 800 words in response to the following question: Admiral Croft who was among the nouveau rich, had the financial means to rent Kellnych from Sir Walter, one of the so-called landed gentry. How does Jane Austen’s treatment of class and social mobility reveal about these men and their women such as Anne Elliot and Mrs Smith? Which group fares better and why?