The Characters of Sir Walter Elliot and Anne Elliot in PersuasionIn Persuasion, by Jane Austen, there are many exceptional characters. Sir Walter Elliot and his daughter, Anne Elliot, are perhaps two of the most memorable. These characters are well-formed and have something about them that transcends time and class, allowing readers of all ages to feel like they have something in common with them. Jane Austen created a very foolish and vain man with immense family pride in Sir. Walter Elliott. Sir Walter is extremely proud of his beauty, his family ties and especially his baronetcy. The reader is introduced to Sir Walter at the beginning of the novel. Immediately his family pride emerges and the reader cannot help but associate Sir Walter with the aristocracy known to Austen. A simple sketch of his character reveals much: Vanity… was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter. Almost unconsciously, the reader feels a strong dislike for a man who: considered… beauty to be inferior only to… a barony. Sir Walter's pride and vanity are reinforced in many different ways: the way he acts in certain situations, his opinions of others, his dialogue, and others' opinions of him. Sir Walter is a character who will always act the same way no matter what situation he is involved in. Sir Walter uses his last name for authority and decision-making. For example, when Lady Russell suggests saving, Sir Walter reacts: What! All comfort of life is destroyed!… even that of a simple gentleman. Another example is when Sir Walter leaves Kellynch Hall and is "prepared with condescending bows". In each of these examples, Sir Walter reminds the others of his title and that they are in the middle of paper...... Persuasion is still popular today and emphasizes the universal and realistic world of the characters of 'Austen. Works cited and consultedAusten, Jane. Persuasion. New York: Oxford, 1998 Curran, Stuart. “Women readers, women writers.” The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism. Ed. Stuart Curran. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. Fergus, January “The Professional Woman Writer” The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen. Ed. Edward Copeland and Juliet McMaster. New York, Cambridge UP, 1997. (12-32). Radway, Janice. “Read Read romance.” Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: A Reader, Second Edition. Ed. John Storey. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1998. Wiltshire, John. “Mansfield Park, Emma, ​​Persuasion” The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen. Ed. Edward Copeland and Juliet McMaster. New York, Cambridge UP, 1997. (58-84).