Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility is Austen’s first published book, telling the story of three Dashwood sisters and their widowed mother. The story focuses on the two elder sisters Elinor and Marianne, who face the choice of finding a life partner and entering a marriage. One girl is the embodiment of “sense”, which means calm and logical but always conceals her true feeling. The other represents “sensibility”, which is passionate and emotional towards a romantic relationship. Austen leaves us to think more deeply about sense and sensibility, and if there is another choice in-between.