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- Chapter 2 Summary In this chapter Austen develops the character of Fanny, showing her to be greedy, sneaky, and mean-spirited. She treats Mrs. Dashwood and the three sisters like houseguests, and the only reason the four stay is because John is civil and welcoming to all of them all. They also cannot afford to move.
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Chapter 2. Mrs. John Dashwood now installed herself mistress of Norland; and her mother and sisters-in-law were degraded to the condition of visitors. As such, however, they were treated by her with quiet civility; and by her husband with as much kindness as he could feel towards anybody beyond himself, his wife, and their child.
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In Volume II of the novel, Elinor and Marianne travel to...
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In Volume II of the novel, Elinor and Marianne travel to London with Mrs. Jennings. Colonel Brandon informs Elinor that everyone in London is talking of an engagement between Willoughby and Marianne, though Marianne has not told her family of any such attachment.
- Jane Austen
- 1811
The novel explores themes of societal expectations, the tension between reason and emotion, and the importance of finding a balance between the two. Read the free full text, the full book summary, a complete lis of character descriptions, and mini essays about key topics from Sense and Sensibility.
Sense and Sensibility Chapter 2 Summary. After moving in to Norland, Mrs. John Dashwood (a.k.a. Fanny) and her henpecked husband try to decide how much financial support to give to his sisters.
Book Summary. This is the story of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, sisters who respectively represent the "sense" and "sensibility" of the title. With their mother, their sister Margaret, and their stepbrother John, they make up the Dashwood family. Henry Dashwood, their father, has just died.
Literature Notes. Sense and Sensibility. Chapter 2. Summary and Analysis Chapter 2. Installed in Norland Park, Mrs. John Dashwood (Fanny) treated her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law with "quiet civility" while determined to defeat any attempt to provide for them financially.
