Living in a Bubble
Bearing in mind that Sanditon is an unfinished novel by Jane Austen, her clear and concise themes and meanings behind her book was not yet fully developed or finished. However, from the parts of the book we have, we understand that many of the characters are flawed, and intentionally so. Most of the characters live in a bubble, not knowing about what others are thinking and working towards, which makes them seem dumb. Opening up to others might be a theme Austen wished the book would highlight.
Different Perceptions
What is so peculiar about the city, Sanditon, is that the people in it don’t see the place the same way. Depending on who Charlotte spoke to, she would receive quite different views on what the city was and had the ability to become. Had the people in the city spoken with each other and discussed what they wished to become together, they would probably be able to work out how to reach those goals a lot faster than what they did in the book, which was nothing at all.
Trusting Others
Charlotte Heywood, the believed main character in the unfinished manuscript, has an adventure. This is only because someone outside her father’s house fell and got hurt and trusted the people in the house to help them. They then asked Charlotte to join them on a trip, which thus let Charlotte show that she trusted them. During the trip she learnt more about herself and the people around her through being able to grow in her experiences. She wouldn’t have done this and become the woman she was, had she not put her trust in others.
