moral of story an excellent father by jane Austen
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Fathers in Jane Austen get a fairly bad press, surprisingly enough, because she seems to have adored her own father.
Catherine Morland’s father, in Northanger Abbey is one of the better ones, and he neither says nor does anything very much! Apart from being called Richard, but (despite this) not bullying or beating his wife, he is just there as a kindly and benevolent parent in the background. Emma's father is amiable enough but a bit of a hypochondriac, and Mr Bennet means well but is too lazy and uninvolved in his family's life to be of much use. Sir Walter Elliott is an appalling snob with no interest in, or care for, his daughter Anne, and Mr Price in Mansfield Park shows as little interest in his children. Sir Thomas Bertram is a good and responsible parent when he is at home, but is away a great deal and leaves far too much authority in the hands of Mrs Norris. Mrs Dashwood’s husband has irresponsibly (or at least inconsiderately! But see the serious note from Alison Hill, below) died without making clear provision for his second wife and their daughters.
On balance, good neighbours (such as the Allens in Northanger Abbey and even the well-meaning Mrs Jennings in Sense and Sensibility) and kindly relatives, like the Gardiners in Pride and Prejudice, are frequently more use than the fathers!
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Fathers in Jane Austen get a fairly bad press, surprisingly enough, because she seems to have adored her own father.
Catherine Morland’s father, in Northanger Abbey is one of the better ones, and he neither says nor does anything very much! Apart from being called Richard, but (despite this) not bullying or beating his wife, he is just there as a kindly and benevolent parent in the background. Emma's father is amiable enough but a bit of a hypochondriac, and Mr. Bennet means well but is too lazy and uninvolved in his family's life to be of much use. Sir Walter Elliott is an appalling snob with no interest in, or care for, his daughter Anne, and Mr. Price in Mansfield Park shows as little interest in his children. Sir Thomas Bertram is a good and responsible parent when he is at home, but is away a great deal and leaves far too much authority in the hands of Mrs. Norris. Mrs. Dashwood’s husband has irresponsibly (or at least inconsiderately! But see the serious note from Alison Hill, below) died without making clear provision for his second wife and their daughters.
On balance, good neighbors (such as the Allen's in Northanger Abbey and even the well-meaning Mrs. Jennings in Sense and Sensibility) and kindly relatives, like the Gardiners in Pride and Prejudice, are frequently more use than the fathers!
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