Austen, Jane, and Patricia Meyer. Spacks. Persuasion: Authoritative Text, Backgrounds, and Contexts Criticism. New York: W.W. Norton, 1995. Print.
I found the second source to be more useful to me because it gave me a deeper understanding of Austen’s interpretation of Anne. What I liked most was Weisman saying that Anne was the one good person is the midst of her evil father and sisters (besides Wentworth of course). She even goes as far as saying Anne is a “Cinderella figure dominated by a vain and unloving parent and two selfish sisters” (Weisman 281). This linked a great connection for me because we all know the tale of Cinderella and looking for similarities between that and Persuasion has given me a better understanding of the novel. It also helps with my research because it puts into laypeople terms what can be hard to say about the complex ideal of classism. It shows people how this idea of different ranks among one another not only puts us against each other but makes us scheme for power and money for our own selfish endevours.
This is a very well written annotation I feel because of the way you use a specific quote from the text to explain exactly how this source influenced your thinking and understanding of the novel.
I really like the connection between Cinderella and Anne. It helps me understand the book a little bit better because I know the Cinderella story. I personally would like to see where you could go with this idea of Cinderella and Anne.
Great link from the source! I also liked the way the author brought in fairy tales to connect Persuasion in a more modern way. It took me by surprise since we don’t tend to see such examples in our other primary sources.