Mary Crawford: The Satisfying Heroine Essay -- Literary Analysis, Jane

In Mansfield Park, Jane Austen presents her readers with a dilemma rear send away Price is the heroine of the story, exactly lacks the qualities Jane Austen usually presents in her protagonists, while bloody shame Crawford, the antihero, has these qualities. bloody shame is active, effective, and witty, much like Austens heroines Emma Woodhouse and Elizabeth Bennet. Contrasting this is back, who is timid, complacent, and dull. Austen gives bloody shame passages of quick, sharp, even now and again shocking, dialogue, while Fanny often does not speak for pages at a time. When she does, her speeches are typically banal and forgettable. In Mansfield Park, Austen largely rests Fannys standing as protagonist on the fact that Fanny adheres to the moralistic standards of Austens era. Mary Crawford makes a much satisfying and appealing heroine but due to her modern-era sensibility and uncertain moral fiber, she cannot fulfill this role. Part of what makes Mary Crawford an appealing candidate as a heroine of the story is her ability to take a leak action. Throughout Mansfield Park, Mary is an energetic participant in the activities of Mansfield Park, such as taking part in many conversations, arguing her own spotlight of view, riding dollar bills, entertaining herself and others with her harp, and acting in Lovers Vows. Fanny pales in comparison in terms of her level of activity. In imagine to riding, Fanny is attended to when she rides, either by a groomsman or her cousins (Mansfield Park, 59). When Edmund decides to gain Fanny a horse, he does so in consideration of her health, not her happiness, as he meaning to procure for Fanny the immediate means of exercise, which he could not bear she should be without (Mansfield Park, 32). Edmunds concern is that the horse is good for Fanny... ...n presents her ambiguously between morally reprehensible and apparently blunt and ahead of her time.Mary Crawford is not the heroine of Mansfield Park. Heroines in Ja ne Austens novels end up married to a man they love and this is not Marys fate. Mary did have the opportunity to become a bold figure but did not take it. If Mary had changed her ways, put her feelings for Edmund to a higher place her desire for wealth, her character development and change of heart would have make her acceptable to the Regency Era audience. However, she is steadfast in her opinions and makes no concessions. Marys stubbornness, disregard for standards of the times, and wittiness makes her unfit as a heroine when the book was published. However, in contemporary times these characteristic appeal to audiences, as one is more likely to relate to Marys practical, although controversial, opinions.