Persuasion

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 1817

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Before You Read

Summary

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Volume 1, Chapters 1-3

Volume 1, Chapters 4-6

Volume 1, Chapters 7-9

Volume 1, Chapters 10-12

Volume 2, Chapters 13-15

Volume 2, Chapters 16-18

Volume 2, Chapters 19-21

Volume 2, Chapters 22-24

Character Analysis

Themes

Symbols & Motifs

Important Quotes

Essay Topics

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

How does Mrs. Clay’s character contrast with the other women in the novel? What does her character represent?

Explain the theme of persuasion as presented in the novel. What different forms of persuasion occur? How does Austen characterize persuasion?

What does the novel suggest about constancy of emotion? How is this theme discussed in the three marriages of the novel: Henrietta and Charles Hayter, Benwick and Louisa, and Wentworth and Anne?