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In love, everyone has more or less profit-seeking choices. It's just that some people are biased toward emotions, and some people are biased towards reality.
In 18th-century Britain, there was a serious class stratification and the low status of women. It has become a trend for women to marry in search of economic security and social advancement.
In Sussex, at the vast Nolan Estate, the elder Mr. Henri Dashwood died, leaving the manor and inheritance to his ex-wife's son John and daughter-in-law Fanny.
What is left for the current wife and three daughters is £500 a year, just enough to earn a mushy fixed income.
Since the girls had no right to inherit property, the dowry of the three sisters had not yet been settled, and the father carefully entrusted all this to their half-brother John before his death, asking him to guarantee the future life of their mother and daughter.
On the way from London to Nolan Manor, John and His Wife Fanny repeatedly "discussed" the issue, and finally they were prepared to give three thousand pounds, and finally changed to a symbolic annual gift like a neighbor.
The four mothers and daughters, dissuaded and appeased by their eldest daughter Eleanor, temporarily settled in Nolan Manor and began to inquire about the house they were about to move out of.
The eldest daughter Eleanor has a calm, introverted personality, restrained and rational in her work. She took care of everything in the house, which her mother, Mrs. Dashwood, could not match.
The younger sister Marianne is intelligent, messy, and sensual, and the youngest sister, Margaret, is not yet thirteen years old, and is a little cute with a somewhat eccentric personality.
Although life under the fence is not good, it will take time to find a house suitable for their current living conditions, and they have no better way.
Fanny introduces her brother Edward in a showy tone during the meal and tells everyone that he will come to Nolan Manor in the near future.
This makes everyone think that the future will be even more difficult.
However, at the first meeting, Edward felt kind, kind, responsive, and a little shy, giving the feeling of a gentleman but not very good at expressing himself.
Edward's ideal was to find a priesthood, preach in the countryside, and live a quiet and joyful life.
This is quite different from the expectations of his widow's mother and sister. What they liked was that he had a tall four-wheeled carriage... His mother even wanted him to join parliament and make friends with the powerful.
A few weeks later, edward, who was generous and amiable, won the approval of Eleanor's mother. She also seems to have noticed subtle emotional changes between her daughter Eleanor and Edward.
Her mother even temporarily blocked the news that the rental house had been settled, which she thought was the only reason for them to live in this sad place.
Eleanor also said: "He and his sister are different".
However, their growing affection for each other did not get the approval of the new hostess of Nolan Manor. Fanny said that if her brother could not marry a right-of-the-road wife, he would be disqualified from the family inheritance.
Everything was temporarily shelved with Edward's confession, and he suddenly left at his mother's behest.
There was no agreement or commitment between them, which was also an excuse for Eleanor to restrain his emotions in the future. She believes that the status between them is very different, and everything is difficult to achieve.
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"Love is a mark that never fades, even if it is stormy, it will never waver."
The love of the younger sister Marianne is completely different from that of the older sister. She is passionate, emotionally exposed, and romantic.
At Barton Manor in Devon, they settled in a country cottage and were warmly welcomed by their cousin, Sir John, and his mother, Mrs. Janis.
One day Marianne and her sister were in heavy rain outdoors, Marianne fell while running, sprained her foot, unable to walk, and happened to meet the handsome and cheerful John Willoughby who was passing by, escorting them home.
Immediately, they fell in love at first sight and soon fell in love.
The enthusiastic Marianne does not hide her admiration for Willoughby, so she ignores Colonel Bridon, who has always been silently fond of her temperament.
She and Willoughby drive together, without regard for the criticism of others. Sister Eleanor had no choice but to say to Mr. Braden: "She is a person who never hides emotions. Her definition of love often makes her forget etiquette. ”
Perhaps for the mature and steady colonel, this kind of innocence was exactly what he liked very much in his heart.
However, this bubble of "love" soon burst.
Because Willoughby impregnated Braden's 14-year-old adopted daughter, this treacherous act caused his relative Lady Ai to revoke his inheritance rights, and his estate would be used to pay off debts.
He gave up Marianne and turned around to marry a rich lady worth £50,000. Maybe he really loved Marianne, but in the face of great interests, he flinched.
Returning to the countryside from London, Marianne, who was in love, was drenched in rain and seriously ill, and Marianne, who returned from the line of death, finally felt the steady and warm companionship of Colonel Britley.
She chooses to think rationally about a relationship.
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Although Eleanor's extreme restraint and forbearance, and Mr. Edward's reticence, they had caused them to misunderstand each other's intentions. But the love between them did not fade.
Just as Edward the Gentleman was ready to keep his promise and marry Lucy, who had been privately engaged to herself as a student, against the will of the family, at the cost of losing her inheritance, the Young Lady Lucy made a magnificent turn and married Robert, Edward's younger brother, who had just acquired the inheritance.
This corresponds to the situation of Lao Tzu's saying in China more than two thousand years ago, "Blessings and misfortunes depend on misfortunes and blessings depend on blessings."
So live hard, God will always take care of you.
When Eleanor heard Edward say that she was not married, she could no longer restrain the rush of emotion and the irrepressible joy in her heart: "Tears of joy."
Mr. Edward said: "Today's visit is a risk with my conscience, and I have no expectations, but just want to tell you that I can do this." My heart will always belong to you.
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Sense and Sensibility is the first published novel by British writer Jane Austen.
It is the different personalities of the two sisters and the different interpretations of things, interpreting the happiness and sadness brought by the eternal theme of love under reason and emotion.
The novel was made into a classic film by the famous director Ang Lee, and competed for the 68th Academy Award, winning 8 best nominations.
In the 18th century, the English countryside was quiet and beautiful, as if wandering in a green illusion.
The quaint and elegant architecture and the beautiful and obsessive love poems of Shawong all add a charming color to shaping the character of the character.
When seeing eleanor and Edward finally come together happily, there is a feeling of happiness that makes people want to cry.
Suddenly, I realized the spiritual power that "novel creation" brings to human beings in this form of art that cannot be underestimated.
Author: Jane Y, a member of the Intensive Reading Friends Association, draws the fragrance of life from simplicity.