I thought it would be a good idea to try to expand my reading horizons -- read a classic -- and become enamoured with Jane Austen. In University one HAD to read Austen, and I don't have particularly good memories of the feat. I thought the passing of time could have changed me enough to savour Austen's style. It didn't really work out that way... Reading Mansfield Park made me realize that I'm truly a post modern gal. Yes, I have to admit that Austen certainly offered some pretty amazing character studies, but the pacing was difficult for me. Furthermore, I could not accept the premise that first cousins could / would marry!
Summary:
The story chronicles the life of Miss Fanny Price. A poor girl of little consequence and even less wealth is is taken in by her childless aunt and immediately installed in the house of the third aunt, the Lady of Mansfield Park. Fanny could see the hypocrisy and selfishness of her social circle, and rises about it demonstrating "virtue and constancy" in a harsh world.
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