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blaireevelyn 's review for:
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is well writting but it is not a fun read like some of her other works.
Fanny is a timid, very passive character. She was raised to believe herself lesser then her cousins, and treated barely better then a servent by nearly everyone. Mrs. Norris is straight up abusive, never missing an opportunity to verbally beat her down, forbiding a fire in her cold bedroom, and constantly reminding her how greatful she should be to her Uncle and his family.
This book is honestly sad, it's nice that she does speak up for herself refusing to marry Mr. Crawford but that's the ONLY thing she does the entire book. Everything else is decisions other people made for her without even asking her.
She gets her happy ending, but purely by chance of the love interest finally realizing that he loves her.
This has some of Austen's most dislikable characters in my opinion.
Fanny is a timid, very passive character. She was raised to believe herself lesser then her cousins, and treated barely better then a servent by nearly everyone. Mrs. Norris is straight up abusive, never missing an opportunity to verbally beat her down, forbiding a fire in her cold bedroom, and constantly reminding her how greatful she should be to her Uncle and his family.
This book is honestly sad, it's nice that she does speak up for herself refusing to marry Mr. Crawford but that's the ONLY thing she does the entire book. Everything else is decisions other people made for her without even asking her.
She gets her happy ending, but purely by chance of the love interest finally realizing that he loves her.
This has some of Austen's most dislikable characters in my opinion.