In Jane Austenâs novel Sense and Sensibility (1811), Elinor Dashwood is prudent and discreet (she personifies âsenseâ in the bookâs title), and she forms an attachment with Edward Ferrars. Marianne Dashwood is open and enthusiastic (representing âsensibilityâ) and is initially infatuated with John Willoughby before making a sensible marriage with Colonel Brandon.
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