Brian Danesh

I agree with brian that Austen really tried to emphasize her character to the point of making them utterly ridiculous. This is her technique that she uses to convey her perspective on society, and though the reader may easily laugh, he or she also can easily understand Austen's point.

Inception: Mr. Collins' horrifying reality implanted in our minds through laughter

To say that Mr. Collins is either a nightmare or funny defeats the purpose of Austen's ability and structure as a writer; he is rather a mixture of both, a tactic Austen utilizes to present satire to her audience and ultimately a perspective she shares. Of course we can laugh at Mr. Collins, he is absurd in his actions and thought. In fact, his actions are so absurd and obvious that the reader can do nothing but laugh; however, the fact that his actions can be laughed at does not hide that Austen is ultimately trying to present the nightmare of an 18th century girl. Behind the curtain of satire is the horrifying reality that women did not, more or less, have any say in their marriage as well as their future. Austen seeks to present a point what society has accepted as a standard, that of a woman's place. The brilliance in her writing is that she can actually reach her audience through laughter. Though this comedic value does appear to be all jokes at first, what there is only left to realize is that this laughter is derived from the tragedy that is the female social status. (Greece: comedy = tragedy) As we laugh more and more, we begin to question why we are laughing. What makes this man so ridiculous? He is the epitome of the patriarchal ego. (inception has just occurred) Thus the audience has now realized what Mr. Collins truly is though laughter, a nightmare, as well as Austen successfully presenting her point in an acceptable standard that is understandable to all her readers.

Essay

I need to work on clarity in my thesis and my argument. Also, I need to focus on structuring my essays better so that they are more fluid. A lot of my paragraphs are too long and can be shortened and more specific.

E for Euthanize

Eunice starts off her introduction very nicely speaking in a tone that the reader can relate to, but the 2nd have of her intro begins to weaken. Once again and again, the thesis just states the writers tactic of representing characters and how it affects our perspective, but does not reveal a motive or something more specific to justify this method. This is most noticeable in the conclusion where the reader expects maybe some clarity, but is fed the same vague analysis again.

H for Hell-ga

This essay starts off like it was going somewhere, but when I arrived to the thesis, it did not follow the previous introduction at all. The essay continues on evaluating once again the obvious fact that Austen tries to get the readers to think and make their own opinions, but to no lead. This essay needs a more solid topic.

A-Z Sample Essay Analysis: ALFI and his Plight to State the Obvious

Well, I decided to write about the first essay because in somewhat of a way, it does tend to relate to mine in topic; however, I feel its a good example of what not to do in writing. If there is one thing that stands out to me in this essay, it is that of how vague it is. I can see where the writer is trying to head in ho Austen influences the reader through the gossip of her dialogue to formulate opinions on the novel, but it never actually goes into depth of what purpose does she use this for other then that of "formulating opinions." This week introduction and thesis thus sets up a weak essay. As we get into the main bulk of the essay, there is this continuous sense of vagueness to the point where it seems the writer was unsure of what he or she wanted to actually write about. The topic seems so obvious and apparent that the thesis its self could be supported with any quote form the novel. It is this style that tends to make reading this essay a bore, not only from its lack of in depth analysis, but the idea going through the readers head of. " well ya, she obviously did write the book so the reader would have an opinion." The only way this essay can be improved is for the writer to find something deeper than the concept of ideas forming opinions. Only then will the essay carry its true meaning of arguing a valid point.