Flora's motivations
Posted by Kay on April 24, 1998 at 10:58:13:
In response to Interference, CCF & JA, written by Linden on April 22, 1998 at 20:49:03
] In CCF, the heroine appears to have the author's approval for the way she interferes in other people's lives. JA, however, is ambivalent.
] All this is a bit tentative: thoughts, anyone?
I'm sure we'll be discussing Flora's motivations more next week. As I've been doing the reading, I have been thinking about Flora's motivations for interfering, as compared to meddling by Jane Austen's characters (such as Emma). Flora's motives aren't always the best, in my opinion. I can't wait until next week.
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