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Elinor Dashwood
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Elinor Dashwood is a fictional character and the protagonist of Jane Austen's 1811 novel Sense and Sensibility.
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Full name | Elinor Dashwood |
Gender | Female |
Family | Henry Dashwood and Mrs. Dashwood |
Relatives | John Dashwood (half-brother) Marianne Dashwood Margaret Dashwood |
Home | Norland Park Barton Cottage |
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In this novel, Austen analyses the conflict between the opposing temperaments of sense (logic, propriety, and thoughtfulness, as expressed in Austen's time by neo-classicists), and sensibility (emotion, passion, unthinking action, as expressed in Austen's time by romantics). In this conflict, Elinor, a reserved, practical, and thoughtful young woman who largely embodies the "sense" of the title, is juxtaposed with her younger sister Marianne who mostly embodies "sensibility".