Mansfield Park Ch. 3: Antigua and a Change of

Summary

Mr Norris dies when Fanny is about fifteen. Tom's extravagance has already forced Sir Thomas to dispose of the next presentation to the family living, so Edmund loses half his future income and Dr Grant takes the Parsonage. Sir Thomas tells Tom, "I blush for you." Lady Bertram assumes Fanny will go to live with Mrs Norris, and Fanny dreads it. Edmund tells her she will not lose the place even if she loses the house.

Mrs Norris then makes it plain, on Lady Bertram's questions, that she has no room or means for a niece, and Fanny stays at Mansfield. The Grants prove sociable. With the Antigua estate giving poor returns, Sir Thomas decides to go there himself and take Tom. Lady Bertram is not alarmed and the Miss Bertrams feel little sorrow. When Sir Thomas says goodbye to Fanny, she cries, and her cousins call her a hypocrite.

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Why This Matters

How Upbringing Shapes a Character

See how a poor niece, two indulged daughters and an absent father each turn out, and what Sir Thomas finally admits. Mr Norris dies when Fanny is about fifteen.

Name one habit you learned from the people who raised you, and decide whether to keep it.

Coming Up in Chapter 4

With Sir Thomas gone, Edmund runs the house. Fanny loses her pony, a rich neighbour courts Maria, and two new arrivals reach the village.

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Chapter 03

Antigua and a Change of Plan

The first event of any importance in the family was the death of Mr. Norris, which happened when Fanny was about fifteen, and necessarily introduced alterations and novelties. Mrs. Norris, on quitting the Parsonage, removed first to the Park, and afterwards to a small house of Sir Thomas’s in the village, and consoled herself for the loss of her husband by considering that she could do very well without him; and for her reduction of income by the evident necessity of stricter economy. The living was hereafter for Edmund; and, had his uncle died a few years sooner, it would…

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Summary

In this chapter: Terms Key Quotes

Why This Matters

How Upbringing Shapes a Character

See how a poor niece, two indulged daughters and an absent father each turn out, and what Sir Thomas finally admits. Mr Norris dies when Fanny is about fifteen.

Name one habit you learned from the people who raised you, and decide whether to keep it.