How do you link the context and analysis of a text?

Understanding the context of books can help with understanding what an author thinks is important in their own text, and reminds us that literature doesn't exist in a vacuum, but comes from its own time and place, with its own traditions and prejudices. Considering the context of a book is one way to perform analysis. For example: Jane Austen. In the text: Jane Austen's writing is concerned with domesticity and gender roles. A lot of the action in her stories occurs in drawing rooms, dining rooms, and balls; these spaces are demonstrations of domestic, regency life. They also act as financial indicators: simply put, the wealthier families have larger homes. However, the stylings of these spaces reveals the character of their inhabitants.In the context: Jane Austen's own life was characterised by these domestic spaces. As her family's financial situation changed, they regularly relocated around the country. Their charming façade of their first home in Bath disguised a less than glamorous interior, before they had to downsize even more. Her own life was restricted by these financial circumstances: she was unable to marry the man she loved. Analysing in terms of this context: Jane Austen's family didn't broadcast their financial situation, but their appearance and lifestyle made it clear. Just as in her novels, domestic spaces reflect the limited social freedom of women, and indicate their financial circumstances. Austen takes this a step further in her writing by using these spaces as extended metaphors for the people who inhabit them.