Paper Three: to criticize the critic
The critic Margaret Kirkham, has argued that Jane
Austen's plan for Sense and Sensibility required her to end the novel
in a very unsatifying way. Kirkham's chapter 13, "Sense and Sensibility" from
Jane Austen, Feminism and Fiction (London: Athlone Press, 1997, Second
Edition), pp. 86-87, appears below.
Consider the pros and cons of
Kirkham's claim and discuss why you agree or disagree with her in a short paper
of about 1000 words. Submit your paper as a Word doc online by class time
on October 19th.
This assignment fulfills part of the FYS outcome #3: Evaluate the
credibility, accuracy, and reliability of conclusions drawn from information.
