Getting a second chance in Jane Austen's novels
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A second chance at love is the primary theme of Persuasion, though it really appears in all the works of Jane Austen -- if you pay close attention. For this blog I looked at all the P ones. Pride, Prejudice and Persuasion: Obstacles to Happiness in Jane Austen's Novels.
The blog concludes thus:
Wentworth and Darcy get their second chance at love because they are willing to overcome the inclination to resent the refusal forever. This is very rare in real life. As a matchmaker, I see men all the time reject suggestion out of hands simply because the woman in question had said no to a date with them in the past. They don't allow for people to have changed and being open to things they would not have considered in the past and would rather have the loss than risk a second rejection.
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