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Ang Lee’s film Sense and Sensibility could be used as an educational material for understanding 19th century British society. The film is written and directed in accordance with the message of the original text. Austen has been misunderstood as a typical female writer who indulges in a small world of marriage and romance. However, the author implies her social criticism of economic injustice confronting the underprivileged class. Lee’s film efficiently delivers the author’s message. From the first scene of Mr. Dashwood’s deathbed, we can recognize the disastrous situation of women. In the final scene of Brandon’s wedding ceremony, his tossing many coins into the air and the common people’s picking them up is shown in close-up. In Sense and Sensibility there are two main characters, Elina and Marianne. The former has sharp insight about her survival game, while the latter sticks to her romantic idealism. After overcoming her serious sickness Marianne manages to reach the conclusion of accepting Brandon as her husband. However, Brandon takes the role of backbone in this gloomy society. It implies that the married lives of Marianne and Elina seem to be dark and gloomy. To overcome that, the author suggests the sisterhood between them. |
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