“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.”
— Charles Dickens
The works of Austen, Dickens & Shakespeare were written to be enjoyed by ordinary, working-class people, and the idea that they can only truly be read and understood by elites is profoundly bad for society.
@talishammas A similar point is that you should focus on the details which reveal character, rather than generic descriptions. E.g. the fact that the wall is painted white is less interesting than the clutter on the floor. Because it tells you something about the character.