Mansfield Park by Jane Austen | In-Depth Plot Summary

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Set in England in the early 1800s, Mansfield Park follows sisters, brothers, cousins and friends as they mature into young adults.
Fanny Price is the quintessential poor relation, sent to be fostered with her wealthy country relatives at Mansfield Park when her insolvent father is unable to support her along with the rest of her many siblings. She is cast into a far more hierarchical social system than she is accustomed to and is snubbed by everyone but her cousin Edmund.
The arrival of two city relatives of the reverend staying at the parsonage complicates the romantic landscape.
Mary, the female visitor, is attracted to both Tom, Fanny's elder cousin, and to Edmund. Henry, the male visitor, becomes enamored of Fanny and arranges to have her brother promoted in the Navy in an effort to impress her.
When she rejects him, she is sent back to her father and mother temporarily. In the interim, a number of romantic complications between her cousins, the visitors to the parsonage, and other parties ensue.
Ultimately, Edmund, who had been distracted by Mary, finds that he is still attracted to Fanny, proposes and the two are united.
British author Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park was first published in 1814. Jane Austen's novel Mansfield Park lays bare the class distinctions that complicated life in early 19th century England. Austen's trademark wit highlights the absurdity of human relations during this period, in which familial meddling and classist expectations were substantial obstacles to be overcome in attaining personal happiness and romantic satisfaction.
The romantic novel Mansfield Park contains many enduring themes including self-discovery, as Fanny struggles to identify herself while everyone else tells her who she should be; masks & acts, as characters disguise their motivations and mask their deceit through theater and costumes; and marriage & social order, as marriage can uphold or undermine social order. Important motifs include the city & country and parents & surrogates.
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