In other words, Elinor’s sense is less favored by Austen while Marianne 's sensibility is praised. She continues and argues that Austen is more approving of Marianne rather than Elinor because Marianne displays her emotion more often than her sister. Although Folsom’s argument is understandable, I disagree that Austen’s text tries to denounce Elinor 's sense. As Folsom mentions, neither Marianne nor Elinor is portrayed as perfect, but I would claim that in fact, Austen portrays Elinor in a better light. This would mean that Austen would be more favorable to sense than sensibility because Elinor contains more reason while Marianne is more emotional. This does not mean that Elinor is not capable of feeling or that Marianne has no control, but that those traits are more prominent in their personalities. Elinor is represented as superior because she can govern her emotions, while always being polite and cautious, even during the most difficult circumstance. In contrast, Marianne’s incapacity to control her emotions lead to her lack of sense and therefore inferiority to
In other words, Elinor’s sense is less favored by Austen while Marianne 's sensibility is praised. She continues and argues that Austen is more approving of Marianne rather than Elinor because Marianne displays her emotion more often than her sister. Although Folsom’s argument is understandable, I disagree that Austen’s text tries to denounce Elinor 's sense. As Folsom mentions, neither Marianne nor Elinor is portrayed as perfect, but I would claim that in fact, Austen portrays Elinor in a better light. This would mean that Austen would be more favorable to sense than sensibility because Elinor contains more reason while Marianne is more emotional. This does not mean that Elinor is not capable of feeling or that Marianne has no control, but that those traits are more prominent in their personalities. Elinor is represented as superior because she can govern her emotions, while always being polite and cautious, even during the most difficult circumstance. In contrast, Marianne’s incapacity to control her emotions lead to her lack of sense and therefore inferiority to