{"ops":[{"insert":"In Jane Austen’s book "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Persuasion"},{"insert":", the central theme is, well persuasion. After reading the book, answer these questions:\n\nWhy is persuasion an important concept in human life?"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"What role does persuasion play in human life?"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"More specifically, what role does it play in your life?"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Are you easily persuaded?"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"Do you frequently persuade others?"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"In what directions and in what ways do you persuade yourself? What do your inner voices persuade you to do, good or bad?"},{"attributes":{"list":"bullet"},"insert":"\n"},{"insert":"\nJane Austen’s work is frequently trivialized, sometimes even by literature scholars. But those who read Austen’s work using keen intellectual tools see the depth of her ideas and the universal nature of her insights into interpersonal and social relationships. Most people begin with "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Pride and Prejudice"},{"insert":", Austen’s most well-known work. I appreciate all of her writings, but am perhaps drawn most to this, her last finished novel before her death, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Persuasion"},{"insert":". Expect to read "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Persuasion"},{"insert":" at least two times to begin to appreciate Austen’s insights. The first time you are likely carried forward mainly by the plot, wanting to "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"know what will happen"},{"insert":"; the second time (and third and fourth) you are in a better position to see the wisdom, wit and insights in Austen’s thinking.\n\nYou should be able to find all of Austen’s finished works at any major bookstore and in digital version online.\n"}]}