What Makes Persuasion?

The value of literature delineates an opportunity for humanity to achieve collective growth. The intellectual capability of both individuals and communities are affected by the importance assigned to literary works. Lack of such regard results in a limited capacity for sociological cohesion consequently shaping the discourse of an era. Austen inadvertently expresses the minimal regard for written material in her society through Pride and Prejudice. The exclamation “there is no enjoyment like reading!” highlights the passion felt for such an activity. However, this desire can be attributed to discourse. Austen exhibits this through the cultural expectation that a woman “must have thorough knowledge”, furthered by the dialogue of gaining cognizance

There are many moments throughout Persuasion where we can see women challenging their expected roles in society. The actions and beliefs of several of the women in the novel bring to question what is appropriate for and to be expected of women and allude to the fact that women are not as weak as they have been perceived and therefore deserve an equal place in society. It’s in these instances that the book challenges the idea that women are not equal to men as well as several of the stereotypes of women that were present during the era.

Gerard A. Hauser covers a plethora of details on how to create a well-made persuasive argument in his book, an Introduction to Rhetorical Theory; however, he covered three specific essentials that are necessary for persuasion: the components logos, pathos and ethos; purposive discourse and rhetorical competence; identification. I will argue for each constituent, respectively, to prove that persuasion cannot thrive without the aforementioned essentials.

    In Persuasion Jane Austen tells the story of Anne, a young woman who suffers terrible losses yet does not let these losses embitter her.  But the death of her mother during Anne's youth and the loss of her true love in her early adulthood certainly leave their mark on Anne.   She survives with great strength of character, yet she withdraws from life.  But Anne does not withdraw alone; she takes her music with her.  Music has been called the language of the heart.  It has an enduring quality, and it can cross barriers and build bridges.  Music moves us.  Words, too, can cross barriers, build bridges, and touch our hearts; and like beautiful music, a good story is timeless.  In Persuasion, Austen

When looking at the attention that both Frankenstein and Persuasion have acquired over the years, it may be difficult from an outside perspective to assume that they have much connection at all. Frankenstein has been long praised as one of the original Gothic horror novels in which still has a constant resurgence of recreations and adaptations almost two hundred years after its publication. On the other hand, Persuasion is thought to follow a love affair and highlight the plight of women in society at this time, in which prides itself on the artfully intertwined social satire and embodiment of the author’s personal world at the time of the work’s original creation. However, barely delving into the books at all, it is clear that the authors

Many readers of Persuasion believe Austen uses the namesake “persuasion” too neutrally. She appears to passively describe the results when the protagonist is persuaded to abandon Wentworth’s first proposal, but actually has much to say on being persuadable, and mainly argues that it is not inherently wrong. Persuasion in the novel’s early chapters works in two forms: as an overpowering force on the foolish like Sir Walter, or as an important voice to consider such as when Lady Russell opposed Anne’s engagement. These forms are often grouped together under the greater theme of social influence, and are treated like they run along the same spectrum where the first is negative and the second positive, suggesting the trait balances out into a neither bad nor good thing. However the value of persuasion is not determined in isolation. It depends on the other characteristics of the individual, because in Sir Walter it reveals undesirable weakness, and in Anne intelligence and pragmatism. The given extract well represents the aims of the whole novel, as here Austen explicitly reflects on persuasion and how it is anything but a neutral social influence.

Persuasion, written by Austen in her final days and published in 1817, is a novel possessing a timelessness and raw nature which reflects early 19th century Britain in a way that resonates with current modernistic society, thus justifying its inclusion in the Literary Canon.

Our heroine of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Anne Elliot, is one of the greatest, and most appealing, woman presented in all of Jane Austen’s novels. We are introduced to the novel where Anne Elliot, eight years after breaking her engagement to Captain Wentworth, has a developed unique character as Austen’s female heroine: she is the daughter of a bankrupt baronet, a 27 -year-old spinster, an introvert, and an easy victim to persuasion. Such qualities would not make Anne a marriageable young lady, but they do not define Anne’s whole well-being. Without even realizing it, Anne Elliot turns herself into becoming one of the most charming women in the novel through what she already possesses in her character.

In the novel, Persuasion by Jane Austen, successfully portrayed a romantic love story with the typical happy ending. Her usage of dialogue and connection between the characters allow readers to understand the setting arrangement and the transitions being made throughout the story. Society may view character, Anne, as a female who has fallen in love but settles for another individual. This indicates the lack of motivation Anne has in the novel and reveals that her passion for Captain Wentworth. By Austen characterizing Anne in that position, she develops the idea that women, such as Anne, don’t strive and give up on their opportunities.

A classic work of English literature, Jane Austen’s novel, Persuasion, centers on the story of protagonist, Anne Elliot. Intelligent, kind, and considerate, much of Anne’s struggles throughout the text may be attributed to the ease with which she is persuaded by her family to act as they see fit. While this may paint the character as being easily manipulated or lacking strong character, it is argued that a deeper understanding of Anne Elliot as a character may be attained upon closer analysis of her surroundings, the context within which she was brought up, and her family dynamic. Born in 1787 (Austen, 1998, p.5), the character of Anne was likely subject to a different socialization process than a female child born in the twenty-first century.

The most dynamic character in Jane Austen’s Persuasion is Anne Elliot. Although Anne may have lost her youthful beauty, she still possesses an intellectual beauty that allows her to grow as a dynamic character. Unlike her sister, Mary Musgrove has remained static in the novel thus far. I enjoyed this reading because I related Anne’s character to my past self. While I am very much related to Anne’s character, as someone who has grown out of her past flaws, I find it more difficult to relate to Mary as she remains static.

In Jane Austen’s Persuasion, unlike many of her previous works the protagonists involved are middle aged lovers; Anne and Wentworth, who struggled with love before. The narrator of the story has given up on Anne’s prospective of marriage, and so has Anne; however, knowing the conformist pattern of protagonists in her novels, the reader can expect the outcome of Anne’s relationship. Indeed, as it becomes known that the Crofts are to be chosen as the future residents of Kellynch Hall and the possibility of Wentworth again appearing in front of Anne exposes itself, there is a sense of recurrence in the events that initially led the falling apart of the two before. Persuasion is a suitable title for this novel, as must reconsider her previous

Austen has set out to save the rising art form of the novel. In this address to the reader she glorifies what a novel should be: the unrestrained expression of words conveying the wide range of raw human emotion. This veneration of the novel is necessary to the development of Catherine's fiction-loving character as it justifies the narrator's right to remain fond of this flawed heroine.

In the early 1800s Jane Austen wrote what would be her last novel, Persuasion. Persuasion is set during the “Georgian Society” which greatly affects the character's views and actions throughout the novel. Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth quickly fell in love when Anne was just nineteen years old, but because he wasn't wealthy enough, Anne was not given the permission by her father, Sir Walter, to marry him. Eight years after this incident, the roles have reversed; Sir Walter has lost all of his money and Frederick Wentworth is now known as Captain Wentworth. Throughout the novel, Anne tries to overcome struggles with social class in order to fulfill her longing of being with Captain Wentworth. Therese Anderson's statement about the

According to McLean (2010), persuasion is an act or process of appealing to reason or presenting arguments to induce your audience to do something or to change their beliefs or values. Motivation, on the other hand, is the force or stimulus to influence your audience to consider your arguments and adopt your position (McLean, 2010). In short, persuasion is the process and motivation is the stimulus to bring about the change. For example, when you want to pitch a sale, persuasion involves presenting good features associated with the products, potential profit, offering good customer service and analysis of current market demand. Motivation, in contrast, involves incentives like commission, profit, flexible payment term and negotiability in