英语读后感作文《理智与情感》英语读后感1200字

英语读后感作文 《理智与情感》英语读后感1200字 　　Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she in

英语读后感作文 《理智与情感》英语读后感1200字 Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Whereas the former is asensible, rational creature, her younger sister is wildly romantic--a characteristic that offers Austen plenty of scope for both satire and passion. Commenting on Edward Ferrars, a potential suitor for Elinor's hand, Marianne admits that while she "loves him tenderly," she finds him disappointing as apossible lover for her sister. Soon however, Marianne meets aman who measures up to her ideal: Mr. Willoughby, anew neighbor. So swept away by passion is Marianne that her behavior begins to border on the scandalous. Then Willoughby abandons her; meanwhile, Elinor's growing affection for Edward suffers acheck when he admits he is secretly engaged to achildhood sweetheart. How each of the sisters reacts to their romantic misfortunes, and the lessons they draw before ing finally to the requisite happy ending forms the heart of the novel. Though Marianne's disregard for social conventions and