While I am still trying to get a handle on all the characters, I am starting to enjoy this one. Except some of these women drive me crazy! Let's start with Miss Crawford, she is very opinionated and knocks down pretty much everything Edmund has to say (including his future career) and yet she still has him in some type of trance! What does he see in her? One minute he is enjoying himself with Fanny, and the next minute he totally ignores her because of Miss Crawford!
Poor Fanny, she's not really like a daughter to the Bertmans, just slightly higher than the servants. I wonder why they really decided of all the children of Mrs. Price to raise, why they chose her, and just one? She had like 8 kids right? And why is she so physically weak? Always needing to rest, what's wrong with her?
Mr. Rushworth and Ms. Bertman's relationship is interesting, it just goes to show how what at first appears like the ideal match, may not work out so well when the bride-to-be is now more interested in Mr. Crawford than her own fiance! And now they are dreading Sir Thomas's return because then the marriage will really take place!
And Mrs. Norris, what a piece or work! She decides to "raise" Fanny, yet instead doesn't even want her living in her home and rather have the Bertman's take care of her. And what's with Lady Bertman needing someone to stay back at home with her when everyone went on a day trip, like she can't survive one day by herself? (And she wouldn't be alone anyway with all those servants around!)
It will be interesting to see how things change when the men of Mansfield (Sir Thomas and Tom) return...
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lol, I want to say ditto. There are so many things I agree with you on. Probably my biggest annoyance at this point is Edmund being so dumb in liking Miss Crawford. First she was going to go for his brother Tom and then he was okay for her. What a money hungry chick.
I also got a bit confused on the characters there and had to go back and make sure I had them all sorted out.
I have to say I have really enjoyed this book so far. I had never even heard of it before and I am really enjoying it.
I really want Edmund and Fanny to end up together so hopefully that happens in the end.
I agree Natalie that Mrs. Norris is an idiot. I had to laugh when it was her idea for them to raise Fanny and then she basically wanted no part in it.
I am in full agreement with sentiments relating to this cast of characters. And it has taken me a while to sort out who they all are, a bit confusing. I particularly get confuesed with the Ms. Bertrams'....I almost wish they were more readily referenced by their first names.
I think it is tragic and sad that Mrs. Norris believes herself to be the pillar of goodwill and proper responses...to take a child from her home, stick her into the midst of a family where she is treated like a third class citizen and to leave her to grow up there. Obviously, they all felt themselves right in what they are doing, but the class lines they have drawn within that very household are infuriating. It would almost be better if Fanny had been allowed to be among her own family--they would not judge her at least, or make her feel inferior at every turn. It is so ironic that all these characters exude premier "manners", but not really because they cannot manage to make their own cousin feel comfortable around them. I thought the point of good manners was to make people feel comfortable.
Edmund is the only one of the Bertram lot with redeeming qualities (at present anyway). Now that Miss Crawford knows that he has no fortune coming his way (not like the older brother) and that he is headed into the clergy perhaps she will lighten her grip on him. He needs to snap out of the trace with her.
And I too want to know why Fanny is so weak. What is up with this girl (a lot of these ladies actually) that they are so frail?
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