Mood
Mansfield Park
by Jane Austen

Mansfield Park: Mood 1 key example

Definition of Mood

The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect of a piece of writing... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes in the reader. Every aspect... read full definition
The mood of a piece of writing is its general atmosphere or emotional complexion—in short, the array of feelings the work evokes... read full definition
Chapter 32
Explanation and Analysis:

The mood of Mansfield Park is primarily an anxious and uneasy one. Fanny is unhappy for almost the entirety of the novel—first because she is a 10-year-old who misses her home (and is mistreated by her aunts who take her in at Mansfield Park), then because she desires Edmund and he wants to be with Mary, then because she is pursed by Henry (whom she does not want to marry).

Chapter 48
Explanation and Analysis:

The mood of Mansfield Park is primarily an anxious and uneasy one. Fanny is unhappy for almost the entirety of the novel—first because she is a 10-year-old who misses her home (and is mistreated by her aunts who take her in at Mansfield Park), then because she desires Edmund and he wants to be with Mary, then because she is pursed by Henry (whom she does not want to marry).

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