How Jane Got Her Groove Back: The Jane Austen Phenomenon in the
Twenty-First Century I conducted my project as a part of my
English Senior Seminar with my advisor, Dr. Carol Boggess. I
choose this particular topic because Jane Austen has always
fascinated me. I began this presentation for my English Senior
Seminar, because I have always enjoyed Jane Austen’s works. I
first read Austen in my Senior AP English Class in high school.
Since then, I had not been able to study her works. This seemed
like the prime opportunity to delve into Austen once again. My
project got off to something of a rough start because there were
so many aspects of Austen that I wanted to concentrate on: the
portrayal of religion, the role of women, the juxtaposition of
male and female characters, and even the issues of social class
that are prevalent in her works. I also wanted to include all
six of Austen’s most famous works. It became very clear that my
project would not be strong if I tried to cover all six works.
With the help of my