Mansfield Park Volume 3 Chapter 17

It's the FINAL CHAPTER of Mansfield Park! We made it, y'all. But we did not come out unscathed, and neither did the characters. So let's play Where Are They Now!

Tom is a new man, Maria and Mrs. Norris go off to the countryside after Maria gets divorced, Henry hates himself forever, Yates works to prove himself to the family, Sir Thomas blames himself (and Mrs. Norris) for the way his daughters turned out, and Edmund notices that Fanny is an available woman and they get married and have a baby.

Patron Study Questions come from Avi, Chrissy, and Abrasha. Topics discussed include the satisfaction of this ending, whether Edmund loves/deserves Fanny, and Jane Austen’s feminism.

Becca's Study Questions: Topics discussed include whether this ending is consistent with the rest of the story, whether Sir Thomas has learned his lesson, the Crawfords’ role in the story, Fanny’s prize and whether it’s worth it, and whether Jane Austen succeeded with her exposé of the upper classes.

Funniest Quote: “He had suffered, and he had learnt to think, two advantages that he had never known before.”

Who wins the BOOK??? Social mobility!

Glossary of Terms and Phrases:

apoplexy (n): very great anger, or a stroke resulting from a brain hemorrhage.

expedient (n): makeshift solution, stopgap, or temporary measure used to handle an urgent problem or emergency.

Glossary of People, Places, and Things: Legally Blonde, Heated Rivalry, Adam Brody, Andrew Scott, You Belong With Me, Parks and Rec, A Cinderella Story

Next Episode: Mansfield Park Q+A!

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