We are reading Mansfield Park for the month of Febuaury. Its a small forty-eight chapter book and we will be reading twelve chapters a week. Review every friday, if you are a fast reader please feel free to post your comments, observations, questions etc. before Friday.
Summary
Fanny Price, a poor and unloved cousin living with wealthy relatives, sets relationships straight through her passive devotion to honor and duty. A controversial figure among Austen afficianados, but demonstrably one of the greatest."
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In the first chapter there's the account of how and whom the sisters married; Miss Maria marries Sir Thomas and her status improves its funny how this still happens in our society today. Is that a basis on which marriage relationships should be formed?
ReplyDeleteThere are not so many men of large fortune as there are pretty women to deserve them. This is funny but so true, the world's pretty women are a whole lot more than the rich men, so women who want to live a life of comfort should work hard at it or be forced to join in the struggle for the few not available men of large fortune.
ReplyDeleteJust read chapter 1 and Mrs Norris already appears prude, she looks seems like a character out of Nigerian movies... she said pretty women should marry men of fortune.. lol
ReplyDeleteTypical Jane Austen.....always rushing to the story before the reader....not done with Chapter one yet but i just cant help but see her running to the story before we get a grasp of the background!
ReplyDelete@Barzini Jane Austen has a special way of telling her stories, dont think she rushed into you get deep into it, the story is just unfolding step by step......
ReplyDeleteIn the third chapter I wonder why Mrs Norris is so opposed to the idea of having Fanny live with her?
ReplyDeletefrom the beginning I could already see, that fanny price was intermidated but crowd and people she deems of a high class. Mrs. Norris has serious issues
ReplyDeleteI think fortune will favour Fanny in the end, I really believe her situation will change
ReplyDeleteI really think there is some sort of attraction between Fanny and her cousin Edmund. has anyone else notice?
ReplyDeleteSelfishness must always be forgiven, you know, because there is no hope of a cure." - Miss Crawford. Lol
ReplyDeleteWhat do you think about the above perception.
@Sinairesse I agree with you there a connection between Fanny and Edmund like she has with no other, it probably stems from the fact that he is protective of her, and girls develop feelings quickly with such connection.
ReplyDelete@ZeEsse, lol... she is right though, there is no cure or hope for the selfish. Miss Crawford seems like she knows Fanny likes Edmund and she wants all his attention. Poor Fanny.
ReplyDeleteI feel, caging Fanny is a way of control so she doesnt get to have any fun and continues to take care of all her stupid aunties, so unfair
ReplyDeleteFanny and Edmund are inlove its obvious. but they are cousins now
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