As Susan Gubar and Sandra Gilbert explain , Austen laughed at `` love at first sight , the primacy ( first importance ) of passion over all other emotions and\/or duties , the chivalry exploit of the hero , the vulnerable sensitivity of the heroine , the lovers ' proclaimed ( declared ) indifference to financial considerations , and the cruel crudity of parents '' . As Susan Gubar and Sandra Gilbert explain , Austen makes fun of `` such novelistic clichÃ s as love at first sight , the primacy of passion over all other emotions and\/or duties , the chivalric exploits of the hero , the vulnerable sensitivity of the heroine , the lovers ' proclaimed indifference to financial considerations , and the cruel crudity of parents '' .