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Jane Austen themes are still relevant today

When I was doing my A Levels, and was doing Mansfield Park as one of the texts for our exam, I didn't appreciate the themes she has subtly included in her novel.  However 26 years later, and with a belt of life experience under my waist, I have come to appreciate how expertly she has written her novels. The themes included not just about marriage and romance, or money, but also,  Adultery, elopement, moral impropriety, disrespect for boundaries,  disrespect for authorities,  Bullying, gaslighting.  Elopement seems to be a repeating theme in two of the novels, and adultery also applies in Mansfield Park.  I felt it really deeply as the movie Wicked will be released next week, on the 21st of Nov. Two of the main cast, Ethan Slater and Ariana Grande are involved in an adulterous affair.  Ethan Slater left his wife of ten years and new born baby to be with Ariana Grande. I believe he thought he would never get a girl as famous as her. But that doesn't excuse his behaviour as an irr

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