What does the idea below suggest about the ways the novel’s plot is or is not dependent on gender differences in Persuasion?In Persuasion by...

Of course, Jane Austen would not have thought in terms of plot
dependence (or lack of dependence) on gender differences; this is purely a contemporary thought
construct. On the other hand, Persuasion is an "ivory" upon which Austen
"paints" the miniature though accurate picture of the lives of men and women in her era in her
class and the classes in which she was privileged to socialize. In these classes, the needs,
requirements, and opportunities of men and women often overlapped yet were as often different. As
a result, someone from the twenty-first century might examine the text of
Persuasion from a cultural theory of criticism and discover a dependence in
the plot on gender differences.

This sort of analysis would be
supported by the conversation Anne and Harville have while standing at the window about the
constancy of men's and women's affection and devotion. Another support for it would be
Wentworth's ability to advance in a career and change his fortunes while, during the same period
of time, Anne only fades in beauty, cares for her demandingly petulant married sister, and
subsists on the expectation of a lonely life. Another support might be Louisa's happiness at
Captain Wentworth's attentions and the expectations of social and financial benefit she and her
family expect to receive as a result of a marriage between them.