Aspects of the Novel · Character
Jane Austen
Novelist whose characters and plots are frequently used as examples of craft.
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First appearance: Introductory
Jane Austen's tie to Lady Bertram is one of the pressures that moves Aspects of the Novel—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Mentioned as standing near the center of the novelistic tract with 'Emma' by her side.
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- Flat characters and authorial technique
- Character transformation and flatness
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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