Posted by Sherry on May 22, 1997 at 21:06:01:
In reply to Re: Yikes! Fanny as a pillar of strength posted by Cassia on May 22, 1997 at 18:02:36
] ] Having recently de-lurked. I might as well get this out of my system. Good things happen to Fanny (if you call Edmund good) in spite of her not because of her. I can't remember anything she did to help herself other then freak out over the Crawford proposal, and refuse to be bullied into it. Spiritless,vapid and dull. That's our girl Fanny.
] ] To Cheryl.... How's that? Thanks for the welcome too.
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]] Fanny has the surest moral compass of all the characters in the novel. She disapproves of the play, and her cousin's marriage to whatshisface, the owner of Southerland.
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Sure moral compass or self righteous disapproval. Fanny does afterall rehearse lines from the play. Her qualms about her cousins marriage don't lead her to any actions. I can well believe the victorians admired her. I do not. However I do admire Jane Eyre. Care to compare the two?
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