examine austen's treatment of the social world in Persuasion

Sicial mobility represents one of the major themes in Austin's stories. Austin experiments situation like the Crofts who move from living on a ship to living at Kellynch Hall, a symbol of gentry and good breeding. This has all types of implications for the higharchy that dictates the rigid class system. The thought of a family, even temporarily, moving up in the ranks means that there can be a chance of fluidity in the social structure. There is of course much morwe to this but I hope this examplehelps a little.