Sense and Sensibility represents the sophistication of society in the nineteenth century. Jane Austen was keen to depict a real picture of the metropolis and the country. It was easy for Austen to convey her ideas thoroughly as she lived in both of these societies. Sophistication appears in both the metropolis and the country through restrictions and traditions of society, giving a moral lesson.

The sophistication of restrictions and traditions in the nineteenth century metropolis and country are evident in Sense and Sensibility. First of all, restrictions on women in the country were as complicated as in the metropolis. An example on this is when Elinor told Marianne not to accept Willoughby's gift; a horse. It was unconventional to accept such a present from a man she had been so recently acquainted with. Similarly, when Marianne began...