Mansfield Park (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jane Austen
- First Published: 1814
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Early nineteenth century
- Setting: Northamptonshire, England
- Genres: Long fiction, Fiction of manners, Bourgeois fiction
- Subjects: Justice, Maturation or coming of age, Values, Family or family life, Class conflict, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Social issues, Marriage, Religion, Manners or customs, Social life, England or English people, Punishment, Adoption or adopted children, Ethics, Sick persons, Wealth
- Locales: Portsmouth, England, Northamptonshire, England
Characters Discussed
Fanny Price, the heroine of the novel. Brought up by the Bertrams at Mansfield Park, she is timid and self-effacing and is constantly reminded by her Aunt Norris of her position as a poor relation. She has always loved Edmund Bertram, the second son. Henry Crawford falls in love with her and proposes, but she refuses him, for she considers him shallow and worldly. Thus she angers Sir Thomas Bertram, who feels that she has thrown away her best chance for marriage. Later, when both Bertram daughters disgrace themselves, Sir Thomas understands Fanny’s real...
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