[ SECRET POST #5504 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5504 ⌋

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Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT, but I think that you can chalk some of this up to the cultural norms of the era. Austin didn't have to make it obvious that Mrs. Bennet's focus on marrying her daughters off is practical, because that's the world her readership lived in. Her obviousness about it is embarrassing, and it's not romantic, but it's not silly.

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[(Anonymous)]

the narrative voice is disparaging imo.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

^This. Nobody from that time period would be thinking, "Marrying off your daughters is really important to you? How absurd!" They would've understood the importance without being told, and frankly, if Austen had gone out of her way to "make it clear" that marriage wasn't silly, her audience likely would've been very puzzled as to why she was doing that.

Re: OP

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, everyone knows why the poor girl’s mom doctored up a thrift store bridesmaid’s dress for prom. It’s portrayed negatively because it’s socially awkward and doesn’t live up to a romantic ideal, not because the audience is supposed to think the mother is ridiculous for not being rich.