Karen Casey once said that “truly loving another means letting go of all expectations. It means full acceptance, even celebration of another’s personhood.” In Jane Austen’s early nineteenth century novel, Persuasion, Austen depicts a simplistic story about love and anticipation. Persuasion is one of Austen’s most romantic books, but it is also her last novel. Jane Austen was in her last few years because of an illness within her. While writing Persuasion, …showed first 75 words of 1703 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1703 total…s own character. John Lennon said it best: “All you need is love.” Love can be a factor in the process of growing up and maturing. Many different perspectives of love can alter one’s understanding and realization of situations in society. Austen viewed love as a life-altering emotion that controls your actions and thoughts. Only through love can one understand life’s lessons, and the growth it initiates in one’s character and mind.