Ivy G.’s Reviews > Mansfield Park: (Special Edition) > Status Update

It is understandable that Fanny will be viewed as a stranger to her own family as she is to them. The main difference is that, she had expectations. But the dynamics of the family has long been established without her, so they lived their lives very unapologetically without her.

This will give her such perspective on things, which I hope is for the better.

I don’t like where the story is heading. Everyone even Edmund is trying to convince Fanny to give Mr. Crawford a chance. From my understanding, I am with Fanny because it feels like I’m being blindsided and gaslit into liking him for her when his interest only showed afterwards when she treated him no differently from the others. It’s weird in my opinion.

I’m so glad that even though Sir Thomas disagrees with Fanny’s decision heavily, he still saw from her perspective, that he warmed up to her well enough to accept it.

It is more on being pissed off at Mr. Crawford because he can’t handle a rejection because of his vanity and assumed Fanny is simply confused or in denial. He’s also emotionally manipulative for using her brother’s promotion in his grace.

I don’t like Mr. Crawford not just for what he did to the Beltram sisters but because he only helped William become a lieutenant so that Fanny would regard him positively better. I couldn’t find it in me to think that they would be together because Fanny has high esteem and respect for his cousins and herself than to accept his hand.

Am I understanding it completely? Edmund shut down Fanny’s thoughts of him marrying Miss Crawford, considering they weren’t compatible, from his choice of profession alone given with such joking but hurtful insult.

Okay. I really think this is about Edmund and Fanny, though it has very familial complications that I am not privy to that I hope is clear enough for me to understand soon!