Sense and Sensibility tells the story of the impoverished Dashwood
family, focusing on the sisters Elinor and Marianne,
personifications of good sense (common sense) and sensibility
(emotionality), respectively.
The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet,
the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the
repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the
difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.