Essay On Jane Austen Annotations

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Jane Austen’s religious affiliations, opinions and biases are on display front and center, deeply embedded within the plot of her novels. Despite being said to be a deeply religious woman, Austin did what few authors before her had dared to do by poking fun at the clergy and religion in general. She stepped out of the comfort and protection of the norms and out of the traditionally socially accepted role for women and used her characters to express her biases towards the clergy. By doing so she successfully outlines the inequalities within the church. Austen’s playful personality and creative use of satire allowed her to express her religious opinions and biases using humor rather than blatantly confronting the clergy in her novels. Using satire to express her ideas makes her opinions more subtle and much less offensive to the reader, and to members of the clergy who read her novels. Austen was aware that challenging the clergy or the church and questioning its principles and ideas was not the best idea, especially for a woman at that time. Jane Austen deliberately shines a light on the clergy, portraying them only in their social roles rather than showing them in their ecclesiastical or …show more content…
She had close ties to the clerical profession and as well as ecclesiastical relatives who played important roles in her life (Herbst, 1). Austen’s father George Austen was the reverend of her hometown church and the Rector of the parish. Her great- grandfather, grandfather and cousin were clergymen as well as two of her brothers, whom later followed in her father’s footsteps and became clergymen (Herbst, 1). Because of her family’s close connection to the clergy, Austen had a unique perspective, and insight into the conventions and traditions of the Christian church (Herbst, 2). With that in mind it’s no surprise that her religious perspective morphed into the characters in her
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