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Jane Austen

Novelist whose characters and plots are frequently used as examples of craft.

minor

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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With Lady Bertram (professional): Jane Austen is the author who created Lady Bertram as a character in Mansfield Park. In Introductory: Mentioned as standing near the center of the novelistic tract with 'Emma' by her…

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Character Web

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LBLady BertramMFMoll FlandersMAMiss AustenDIDickensUNUnknown NarratorJAJane Austen

Relationship types

  • Professional
  • Other

Character groups

  • Flat characters and authorial technique
  • Character transformation and flatness
  • Protagonist

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

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