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Sense and Sensibility — Content Guide for Parents

By Jane AustenCourage BooksISBN 9781561387052351 pages
Sense and Sensibility

Found in this book

  • ProfanityBrief
  • Sexual contentBrief
  • Gender rolesSupportingTraditional roles

Not found

  • Violence
  • Scary content
  • Religion
  • Race & culture
  • Climate
  • Gender & orientation

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Religion

PRESENT

Contains references to prayer and church attendance. A minister character plays a supporting role in two chapters.

About this book

With Mr. Dashwood's death, his wife and two daughters, Elinor and Marianne, must accustom themselves to genteel poverty. When Marianne meets the man of her dreams, everyone expects a marriage; unaccountably, he rejects her, with devastating effect. It falls to Elinor, the sensible elder sister, to pick up the pieces, while harboring a secret longing of her own. In Sense and Sensibility, the warmth between two very different sisters contrasts with Austen's deliciously precise observation of vanity, selfishness and snobbery.

Frequently asked questions

  • Is Sense and Sensibility appropriate for a 7-year-old?

    The parents' guide notes one use of a mild swear word, used for a female dog. A character explains that a man seduced and abandoned a teenage girl, and two young women had children outside marriage; none of this is shown on the page.

  • Does Sense and Sensibility have violence?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Sense and Sensibility have scary content?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Sense and Sensibility have religion?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Sense and Sensibility have race & culture?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Sense and Sensibility have profanity?

    Found (Brief): The parents' guide notes one use of a mild swear word, used for a female dog.

  • Does Sense and Sensibility have climate?

    Not found in the sources we checked.

  • Does Sense and Sensibility have sexual content?

    Found (Brief): A character explains that a man seduced and abandoned a teenage girl, and two young women had children outside marriage; none of this is shown on the page.

  • Does Sense and Sensibility have gender roles?

    Found (Supporting, Traditional roles): The parents' guide says the book explores the limited options of women who could not support themselves and how marriage and inheritance shaped their lives.

  • Does Sense and Sensibility have gender & orientation?

    Not found in the sources we checked.