Jane Austen began her own literary creation in the background that consciousness of women was awakened gradually in the late of the 18th century. She was a writer who attempted to understand women and seek for the value of women in society.

• 简·奥斯丁是在18世纪后期女性自我意识渐渐觉醒的大背景下开始自己的文学创作的，是一位在男权社会里试图不断认识自我、寻找自我的作家。