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502 Persuasion by Jane Austen | My Last Book with Stephen Dobranski

The History of Literature

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The Power of Persuasion

Jane Austen's novel, The Waste Land, is about the power of persuasion. It focuses on a woman who was persuaded not to marry by her mother-in-law. She now lives with that absence as life has moved forward and a replacement for Frederick never arose. This was a great opportunity lost but it doesn't need to be pitted against regrets or fate and fortune.

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