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[zoe @krank_zoe]

@rebmajw - a romantic and familial setting, and I wonder what was the purpose of changing this in the film.

[zoe @krank_zoe]

@rebmajw I found this interesting as well. I wonder if their is importance in a stronger relationship between Fanny and her brother, though, as it seemed to be used comparatively to her relationship with Edmund in the novel. It allowed us to see male appreciation towards Fanny in both-

[zoe @krank_zoe]

@maddyy_rose1123 - to her.

[zoe @krank_zoe]

@maddyy_rose1123 -script adapters connected one family members future attraction towards Fanny (that being Edmund) to Sir Thomas’s possible attraction? I believe this limits his character growth, assuming that he is only more friendly to Fanny at this point in the book because he is attracted-

[zoe @krank_zoe]

@maddyy_rose1123 I found the movie to take much freedom of liberty concerning the portrayal of characters, especially when it comes to Fanny’s stronger dialogue shown through her letter writing. I wonder if the movie took artistic liberty with Sir Thomas’s character as well. I wonder if the-

[zoe @krank_zoe]

- due to her acknowledgment of her uncle’s past fears?

[zoe @krank_zoe]

8:40- Fanny hears her uncle discuss his fear of Fanny and one of his sons falling in love. Fanny is not said to have overhear this discussion in the book. In Fanny’s character in the book did hear this discussion, would the outcome of her and Edmund’s marriage have shifted-

[zoe @krank_zoe]

3:00- Fanny’s interactions with the Price family seem to begin earlier in the movie compared to the book. Why is this? Does this adjust the audience’s perceptions and feelings towards the Price family compared to the book?

[zoe @krank_zoe]

-them at the start.

[zoe @krank_zoe]

I find the letters in the opening credits interesting. Does this act as a foretelling of the importance of letters in the book? I found that letters seemed to gain greater importance in the later parts of the novel, so I am interested to know why the directors chose to include-

[zoe @krank_zoe]

@HaileyL2024 - only things that will keep a woman of this period safe and happy, then they believe someone as intelligent as Fanny will come to view the situation in the same way that they do.

[zoe @krank_zoe]

@HaileyL2024 I believe that Sir Thomas and Edmund’s hope relies heavily on the fact they see intelligence and a strong compass in Fanny, and they align this idea of intelligence with following societal code and expectation. If Sir Thomas and Edmund believe that a title and wealth are the-

[zoe @krank_zoe]

@SofiaMastroian6 I wonder if this idea of ‘having a heart’ is more connected with platonic love than romantic love, noting that no new couples have been made? I also view Mary as a similar character to Isabella in “Northanger Abbey”, creating a more passive friendship with Fanny.

[zoe @krank_zoe]

-family member.

[zoe @krank_zoe]

In Chapter 33, Sir Thomas views “Mrs. Norris as one of those well-meaning people who are always doing mistaken and very disagreeable things”. Are readers supposed to take this analysis seriously? I wonder if Thomas would be speaking this way if Mrs. Norris was not a -

[zoe @krank_zoe]

- other women during this period. It is undeniably rooted in the idea of male hierarchy in the 1800s.

[zoe @krank_zoe]

In Chapter 36, Miss Crawford explains to Fanny “that very few young ladies have any affections worth caring for”. Though she may view this as a compliment towards Fanny and Henry’s admiration towards her, I do believe this quote reveals the harsh judgement from women towards-

[zoe @krank_zoe]

- but continues to believe that a simple refusal of a proposal is detrimental to her life and will cause her to “sink”.

[zoe @krank_zoe]

At the beginning of Chapter 37, Sir Thomas speaks on the possible consequences of Fanny’s denial of the proposal, thinking that “the sinking again into nothing, would awaken very wholesome regrets in her mind”. This quote is a bit confusing to me in terms of who or what is-

[zoe @krank_zoe]

-“sinking”. If he is describing this idea in terms of Fanny’s future without a husband, again this proves the drastic shift in Thomas’s view of Fanny which is affected by her choice to push against what is expected of her. He may view Fanny as someone who is smart and kind, -