Jane Austen

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Do you really like Jane Austen's work..Do you think her work is still relevant?
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Yes, what not to like in Jane Austen's work. It's enjoyable. But I do not know if her work is relevant or not.
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Jane Austen was an amazing writer who really understood people and how society works. Her funny and clever writing has made her stories last a long time, and they're still enjoyed in books and movies today. She's a special and important part of literature.

She wrote about how people interact, fall in love, and deal with society, and those themes are still interesting and relatable. Her characters, especially the strong women, show us that even though times have changed, some things about people and relationships stay the same. People still enjoy her stories and learn from them, making her work relevant even today.
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Jane Austen work is a way of expressing art to the society.
Though society is changing still remains connected with most of her art work
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You don’t often see amazing writers like Jane Austen. She made me fall in love with classical books. She is one of my best writers of all time
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I adore Jane Austen's work and believe I've read most, if not all of it.

In my opinion, her works are still relevant to a certain extent despite the drastic changes in society.

For example, the themes of 'Pride and Prejudice' still resonate today. The exploration of societal expectations, the complexities of relationships, and the importance of self-awareness are timeless and can be applied to contemporary situations.
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I have only recently gotten into Jane Austen novels and I adore them! They’re such good period pieces, the characters are so well developed and interesting, and her dialogue is so well written. I think while some of the social conventions she play with may not be common place anymore, they bear enough social nuance that I find myself relating each social situation to ones in my own life. I’m so glad my marriage is a true love match, and not merely one of convenience because both parties were of comparable social standing! ;)
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I do find Jane Austen's work to be absolutely amazing.
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