Mansfield Park Chapters 8-10

The gang is headed to Sotherton! We tour the chapel, Mary learns that Edmund is planning to be a clergyman (much to her dismay), and Fanny gets left alone in the woods for an hour.

Topics discussed include Maria's men-juggling act, the stick up Fanny's butt, whether 5'9" is short, our nightmare blunt rotation, the debauchery of big cities, fences we've climbed in our youths, and how Mr. Rushworth runs.

Patron Study Questions this week come from Avi, Ghenet, Linnea, and Judith. Topics discussed include Jane Austen's commentary on the clergy and how Edmund's profession will play out in the book, who is the better option between Henry Crawford and Mr. Rushworth, whether Edmund will be a good example for his parishioners, and whether we'd feel differently about Mary Crawford if she were our main character.

Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include Fanny as the consummate observer, Maria's role in the story, and morality in Austen.

Funniest Quote: “Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.”

Questions moving forward: Will Maria and Julia talk about their boy troubles? Will Fanny ever get her own love story?

Who wins the chapters? Fanny, with an honorable mention for Mrs. Rushworth.

Glossary of Terms and Phrases:

ague (n): malaria or some other illness involving fever and shivering.

bon mot (n): a witty remark.

ha-ha (n): a ditch with a wall on its inner side below ground level, forming a boundary to a park or garden without interrupting the view.

heath (n):a dwarf shrub with small leathery leaves and small pink or purple bell-shaped flowers, characteristic of heathland and moorland.

prosing (v): talking tediously.

volubility (n): the quality of talking fluently, readily, or incessantly; talkativeness.

Glossary of People, Places, and Things: You Belong With Me, Misery Business

Next Episode: Mansfield Park Chapters 11-12

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