HISTORY 3H03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Edmund Bertram, Laudanum, Jane Austen
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Mrs. norris (her aunt) sent for fanny to come to mansfield park. There are two little girls in bed (sisters) Fanny is being sent somewhere and is not coming back. They are all living off of the plantation field and the slaves. Is being welcomed but she is not their equal. Shows edmund her book she has been writing since she was a little girl about history-> jane austen wrote a book about history and the director uses it in. She is staying in the governess" old room. She is upset, misery, and tells her that mother gave her up. She is not as classy as the bertram"s would like. Tries to make her feel better when she first arrives. Becomes her friend who she can goof off with. Controversial passage about this slave trade in the book (doesn"t really talk. Fanny is more outspoken in the movie as a young girl.
