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How does Courtney/Jane use Jane Austen’s novels as a means of making sense of her world? Have you ever turned to your favorite books or films for inner strength, guidance, or comfort?	Sarah	2	2	Oct 19, 2012 09:06PM
Aside from the societal restrictions on a woman’s mobility, career choices, and living arrangements that Courtney/Jane faced in 1813, have parental, peer, and personal attitudes toward unmarried women fundamentally changed since Jane Austen’s day?	Sarah	2	1	Oct 19, 2012 09:05PM
One of the ways in which Courtney/Jane defines herself is by what she reads. To what extent do we define ourselves by what we read? To what extent do we form our opinions of others based on what they read?	Sarah	2	1	Oct 19, 2012 09:03PM
Like Courtney/Jane, have you ever found yourself in a situation where your very concept of who you are was fundamentally challenged?	Sarah	2	1	Oct 19, 2012 08:58PM
If it were possible for you to be someone in Jane Austen’s world, who would you wish to be? Would you prefer a round-trip ticket to that world, or one-way only?	Sarah	2	10	Oct 19, 2012 08:57PM
What are the things you think you would enjoy the most about being in Jane Austen’s world? What are the things you might find particularly challenging? Is there anything in the contemporary world that you absolutely could not do without?	Sarah	2	1	Oct 19, 2012 08:55PM
Any other comments	Sarah	1	2	Oct 09, 2012 08:40PM
How do you interpret the ending of the book?	Sarah	1	1	Oct 01, 2012 05:17PM
Would you have handled things differently if you found yourself in Courtney’s/Jane’s situation? Which things would you have done differently? Which things would you have done the same?	Sarah	1	1	Oct 01, 2012 04:52PM

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