Jane Austen's career followed novelists such as Ann Radcliffe and Laurence Sterne, at a time when gothic and romantic novels were very popular. However, Jane Austen did not view these styles favorably, believing them to be harmful to both literature and the reader. In writing her own novels, Austen parodied these genres, but not just for humorous effect. She had specific messages that she wanted to convey to her audience, thanks to this method. She wanted to make her reader understand the value of what is ordinary, but real, the importance of thinking for oneself and making logical judgments about characters. The first appearance of Austen's use of satire was in her early works, Juvenilia, which she wrote between the ages of 10 and 15. She was so educated at such a young age that she was able to effectively parody the works of famous novelists who came before her, such as Ann Radcliffe. In creating such mockery, she issues criticisms that seem to serve very specific and crucial purposes in her Juvenilia, as well as in her other novels. Jane Austen sought to offer her audience reading lessons, illustrating clear messages to teach them how to act and judge, not only in literature, but in everyday life. Love and friendship, contained in Juvenilia, are an example of parody of sentimentalism. Jane Austen describes overly dramatic scenes, similar to those one would read in a sentimental novel. She begins by addressing the sentimental concept of the “perfect heroine”. Laura, the main character who fits this stereotype, describes herself at the beginning of the novel. “In my Spirit, every Virtue that could adorn it was centered; it was the meeting place of all good qualities and all noble sentiments” (p. 78,...... middle of article...... they had no real application. They didn't teach their audiences any of this. This is probably why Jane Austen wrote her novels the way she did. She includes various passages, characters, plots, and parodies in different ways to recall. to the reader the importance of reality, rather than based on books or someone else's word She encourages her readers to make judgments based on her characters, using various tools. that Austen wrote in a very calculated way everything she put on paper with a goal, clarifying certain concepts and teaching her readers things that she considered crucial, whether it was reading or writing. the way to act in one's own life, Jane Austen.