Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities. Elinor's character...

Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor and Marianne represent these two qualities. Elinor's character is one of Augustan detachment, while Marianne, a fervent disciple of the Romantic Age, learns to curb her passionate nature in the interests of survival.