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3.69 AVERAGE
3.69 AVERAGE
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
another austen book down. i actually quite liked fanny's character and stuck around just to see what would become of her. her and anne elliot is all i ever needed really
I think I enjoy Henry Crawford a bit more than can be reasonable. ; ) I do wish that Austen had lived in the time where abolitionist literature had been more widely noted.
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Mansfield Park is a personal new favorite Austen novel that places itself far above Emma and Northanger Abbey.
Mansfield Park centers itself around Fanny, a shy and sweet tempered girl. Fanny is practically an orphan when she is pulled from her home to live with her aunts. They treat the girl purely out of charity, giving her high level education and manners, while simultaneously ridiculing her roots. Now, Fanny has to try and find her place amongst high society and try to come to terms that her cousin Edmund is in love with someone else.
Immediately from the first few pages, I had a lot of affection for Fanny. She was placed in a wealthy home where they treated her almost like a servant and expected her to be grateful for it. Although Fanny misses her family, specifically her brother William, she makes the best of her situation. She shows her thankfulness to her family sometimes as a detriment to herself. Fanny is more than willing to serve Lady Bertram and always thinks of her warmly. Fanny is also infatuated with Edmund and is sometimes willing to forget his faults. Sometimes her regard for the Bertrams makes Fanny believe some of the things they say: Fanny is undeserving of balls or a gentlemen's regard. Although Fanny differs drastically from Austen's more outspoken heroines like Lizzie and Emma, I could not help but relate to Fanny more. She has a more quiet spirit, finds the good in most people, and never sways on the things she believes as right or wrong.
As a result of everyone's indifference for Fanny she is sometimes hardly mentioned in scenes, her opinion is rarely asked, and she is told what she should think or already must think of a given situation. She kind of fades into the background at the beginning of the book. However, I could not help, but look for her and chuckle at nonsensical nature of everyone else in the novel.
Most of the family around Fanny grows. They realize how much more of a lady Fanny is in comparison to her cousins. Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram both realize how highly they think of Fanny, with her high manners and unwavering morals. Although Fanny rarely changes herself, I could not help but feel she began to realize more of her own self worth.
Mansfield Park is all about looking at a person's character rather than their upbringing. I loved every moment of it.
Mansfield Park centers itself around Fanny, a shy and sweet tempered girl. Fanny is practically an orphan when she is pulled from her home to live with her aunts. They treat the girl purely out of charity, giving her high level education and manners, while simultaneously ridiculing her roots. Now, Fanny has to try and find her place amongst high society and try to come to terms that her cousin Edmund is in love with someone else.
Immediately from the first few pages, I had a lot of affection for Fanny. She was placed in a wealthy home where they treated her almost like a servant and expected her to be grateful for it. Although Fanny misses her family, specifically her brother William, she makes the best of her situation. She shows her thankfulness to her family sometimes as a detriment to herself. Fanny is more than willing to serve Lady Bertram and always thinks of her warmly. Fanny is also infatuated with Edmund and is sometimes willing to forget his faults. Sometimes her regard for the Bertrams makes Fanny believe some of the things they say: Fanny is undeserving of balls or a gentlemen's regard. Although Fanny differs drastically from Austen's more outspoken heroines like Lizzie and Emma, I could not help but relate to Fanny more. She has a more quiet spirit, finds the good in most people, and never sways on the things she believes as right or wrong.
As a result of everyone's indifference for Fanny she is sometimes hardly mentioned in scenes, her opinion is rarely asked, and she is told what she should think or already must think of a given situation. She kind of fades into the background at the beginning of the book. However, I could not help, but look for her and chuckle at nonsensical nature of everyone else in the novel.
Most of the family around Fanny grows. They realize how much more of a lady Fanny is in comparison to her cousins. Sir Thomas and Lady Bertram both realize how highly they think of Fanny, with her high manners and unwavering morals. Although Fanny rarely changes herself, I could not help but feel she began to realize more of her own self worth.
Mansfield Park is all about looking at a person's character rather than their upbringing. I loved every moment of it.
emotional
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
I liked this book a lot, and I’m happy with the ending Austen wrote, but I really wish Fanny and Crawford had ended up together. I thought he was really sweet when he was trying so hard to gain her trust and love.