The change of mentality makes the behavior of the young girl in the story change from the frivolous frivolity of arrogance and prejudice to the lively and romantic of youth. I think the perspective of an older girl looking at a young girl is much milder than in the past, although the whole story is not as good as hers. The previous works are agile, but in the text, I can feel that the author's thoughts and emotions have been precipitated and become more profound. This emotion is especially reflected in the heroine's love experience for the hero.
The above commentary said that "Persuasion affirms the evolution of characters from cautious to romantic, which undoubtedly reflects the change in the author's own creative thinking." I don't think so. The heroine in Persuasion is very cautious from beginning to end. I think it can be said that the hostesses in Austen's writings all yearn for romance, but the men in their society don't actually recognize women's romantic behavior, and think that kind of behavior is childish, imprudent, and immature, so a good girl wants to not To bring trouble to the people around you, and not to trouble yourself, you can only be very cautious. Caution is a life wisdom that women without independent economic status must learn. Austen reflects such a value and social reality. I think this may be the reason why she is criticized by feminism. I feel that Austen does not have any modern feminist ideas. Although she knows women well, her perspective is rather a bystander, and she does not encourage women to pursue freedom and liberation. I think it is precisely because of her rational attitude that her works transcend the constraints of time, and they are very interesting today after the time spans two hundred years.
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