MAKALAH ENGLISH PROSE

“Mansfield park”

BY:

KELOMPOK 5

SUCI SRI RAHAYU ( 0612016125)

MULIANA (06120160111)

RIANTI ( 06120160112)

ANNAS IQRATUL AKBAR (06120160117)

English Literature

Faculty of Letter

Moeslim University Of Indonesia

2018/2019
 CHAPTER I

A. INTRODUCTION

Hitting the shelves in 1814, Mansfield Park was the third novel that Jane
Austen published and the fourth that she completed. This novel was a pretty
big departure from Austen's other works, and it was a bit of a shock coming
after the much more light-hearted Pride and Prejudice, which was published
just one year prior. The first of its relatively funny traits (for Austen) is that the
heroine's main rival in Mansfield Park seems to a lot in common with the
beloved heroine of Pride and Prejudice, Elizabeth Bennett. Mansfield Park's
heroine isn't nearly as charming and spunky. In addition, Mansfield Park
explores some serious issues (like religion, slavery, politics) much more
directly than Austen's previous works.

So what's going on with this novel? It seems downright un-Austen at

times. This is, of course, significant. It's good to try to read Mansfield Park
without preconceptions or assumptions, which is actually one of the major
themes of the book. Nearly everyone in Mansfield Park spends the book
making faulty assumptions about other people. No one really seems to
understand one another, and few people even make an effort to try and
understand those around them. Yet, typical to Austen's writing, the characters
in Mansfield Park are often very real: they're difficult and contradictory and
confusing and unclassifiable. Antagonists act more like heroes, heroines are
sometimes unsympathetic, and villains suddenly transform into protagonists.

Interestingly, this novel can also be seen as a precursor to Austen's later

novels like Emma and Persuasion, both of which contain highly complex
characters and deal with contemporary events and serious social issues.
 CHAPTER II

A. CONTENT

1. PLOT

Introduction

Fanny comes to live with her aunt and uncle, the Bertrams, at

Mansfield Park. This section sets up all the main characters and introduces

us to many of them as children before quickly aging them into young adults.

We learn how the Bertram family functions and the author sets up Fanny's

awkward place in the family, as well as her important relationship with her

cousin Edmund.

Conflict

 Minor Complication

The Crawford siblings arrive in the neighborhood and Sir Thomas soon

leaves town. The new group of friends tries to put on a play.In this stage a

number of complicated romances emerge, all centering around the Crawford

siblings. While Sir Thomas is away, his kids start running amuck and get

involved in a scandalous theatrical production that allows for lots of flirting.

 Major Complication

Sir Thomas returns, the Bertram sisters depart, and the two

Crawfords, Fanny, and Edmund take center stage. After Maria's marriage,

she and Julia leave and the main cast of characters shrinks considerably.

We start to focus on the increasingly complicated relationships between

Mary, Fanny, and Edmund. Henry returns in this stage and starts to pursue

Fanny just to gain another conquest, which leads to more problems.

Climax

Fanny refuses Henry's proposal. Fanny's refusal of Henry's sincere

marriage proposal causes a series of climaxes as Fanny has to talk with

nearly all the major characters about her choice. The major climactic scene

occurs during her confrontation with Sir Thomas over her refusal of

Henry. Henry and the others refuse to give up on his plans to marry Fanny

and Fanny is sent to visit her family in Portsmouth. Fanny is under siege

from Henry and her entire family, who think that she ought to marry

Henry. Edmund's relationship with Mary seems like it's heading towards

marriage, which depresses Fanny. Fanny is also sent to Portsmouth, which

is a dramatic change of scene for her.

Falling action

The Bertram kids all suffer illness, scandal, or heartbreak and

Fanny is finally able to return home to Mansfield Park with her sister

Susan. While Fanny is miserable in Portsmouth, her cousins are all

suffering greatly in their own ways: Tom is dangerously ill, Maria

scandalously runs off with Henry, Julia elopes, and Edmund breaks up

with Mary. In the midst of this turmoil, Fanny returns rather triumphantly

back to Mansfield Park and is welcomed by her aunt and uncle.

 Resolution

Nearly all the deserving characters get married and everyone else

ends up alone and miserable. Fanny and Edmund finally marry while a lot

of the major characters, like Maria, Henry, and Mary, end up alone.

(Happy ending)

2. CHARACTER

 Major Character

 Fanny Price

 Edmund Bertram

 Henry Crawford

 Mary Crawford

 Characterization

 Fanny Price

Fanny is the person (either very savvy or just very scared) who

hangs out on the fringes of the dodgeball game, avoiding getting hit

and not trying to hit anyone else either. Through sheer lurking

power, Fanny is the last person standing at the end of this book. But

can we really say that Fanny actually "won" the game, so to speak,

since she didn't really participate? And why isn't Fanny playing the

game in the first place? Fanny is one of the most complicated

characters in Mansfield Park, and making sense of her passive

attitude, the impression it gives readers, and the impact it has on the

narrative, takes some digging.

 Edmund Bertram

Edmund is the stalwart moral character of the book – he disapproves

of the play, he lectures people, he becomes a clergyman, and he's

often judgmental. And yet, Edmund also acts in the play the

Crawfords and Bertrams set up. His love for flawed Mary shows

signs of changing him – for better or for worse, depending on your

opinion – which Fanny notices to her dismay. Edmund opens himself

up to someone new and different and sincerely wants to marry her.

But Edmund never fully seems to be willing or able to change

himself in order to compromise with Mary.

 Henry Crawford

Henry is extremely likable for the most part. He's so close to being

an all-around great guy. He's got potential, but he's not quite there

yet. And it's very easy to root for him and to hope that he'll actually

win Fanny over. That's not to say Henry doesn't have some serious

flaws. He's vain and arrogant and he has way too much fun

manipulating other people. As Lady Bertram points out, Henry is a

really great actor (34.19). Great actors may be entertaining to watch,

but ones like this guy might not be the best people to marry.

 Mary Crawford

Mary is so likable in so many ways, most people really wouldn't

agree with her lax attitude toward her brother's behavior. So where
 does her sense of right and wrong come from? This ties into the

"nature vs. nurture" question, which is raised repeatedly throughout

the novel.

3. SETTING

 Mansfield Park

Fanny's use of the word "war" highlights the divisions and the

conflict between cities and the country in Mansfield Park. Both the

Crawfords and most of the Bertram siblings (except Edmund) are

very "urban." They are also all witty, charming, scheming,

flirtatious, not serious, and are fans of partying. This contrasts with

the stricter views of morality that Edmund and Fanny share.

 London

Cities (especially London) and even towns are used as a sort of code

for certain types of behavior. For example, Fanny is "disposed to think

the influence of London very much at war with all respectable

attachments. She s[ees] the proof of it in Miss Crawford, as well as in

her cousins.

 Portsmouth

, Portsmouth, directly contrasts not only with Mansfield Park but

also with the wealthy areas of London represented by people like the

Crawfords. Portsmouth gives us a picture of working-class poverty

and life on the coast of England, which is dominated by the navy.

 The noise, crowds, and poverty of Portsmouth stand in direct

contrast to the refined and wealthy Mansfield Park. However,

despite Fanny's inclinations, it's not easy to say if one

4. STYLE

 Insightful

Well, first off this book is highly insightful and even analytical. The

narrator practically plays the role of therapist at times.

“[Maria] hoped to marry [Henry], and they continued together till

she was obliged to be convinced that such hope was in vain, and till

the disappointment [...] rendered her temper so bad, and her feelings

for him so like hatred, as to make them for a while each other's

punishment, and then induce a voluntary separation”

 Detailed

In the midst of this information dump, where the narrator tells us

about things rather than shows us, we get a lot of detailed sentences.

Maria has a lot of key words applied to her here, like "hatred,"

"vain," "punishment," that give us insight into her character's

emotional state. And there are lots of other examples of highly-

detailed, lengthy sentences in this book, which describe not just the

characters but also the world they inhabit, like the scenery.

“ The day was uncommonly lovely [...] everything looked so

beautiful under the influence of such a sky, the effects of the

shadows pursuing each other, on the ships at Spithead and the island
 beyond, with the every-varying hues of the sea now at high water,

dancing in its glee and dashing against the ramparts with so fine a

sound, produced altogether such a combination of charms for

Fanny”

 Empathetic

Hence, we can call the style empathetic at times, since the narrator is

channeling the emotions of certain characters on a sentence level.

For instance, when Fanny is really upset, her dialogue is often

omitted entirely. Instead of dialogue, the narrator gives us a very

short description of the types of things Fanny says, which often

implies that Fanny is so upset she's not really aware of what she's

saying. Or that what Fanny is saying isn't as important as what

Fanny is feeling: "Fanny was most civil in her assurances, though

she could not make them in a very steady voice"

5. THEME

Love

Despite some characters' efforts, love is not logical, predictable, or even

controllable. In Mansfield Park, characters constantly fall in love with

people they'd rather not love. They fall for people who don't love them

back, they try to love people whom they can't, and they try to fall out of

love with people and fail. Love is very messy and very confusing here. It

challenges characters' attitudes and preconceptions. But there is an

exception to all this drama. Fanny experiences love as practically

predictable. Her love for Edmund doesn't make her change; rather it

reaffirms who she is. It's questionable as to whether or not love is

preferable at its messiest or at its safest.

 CHAPTER 3

CONCLUSION

Nearly all the deserving characters get married and everyone else ends up

alone and miserable. Fanny and Edmund finally marry while a lot of the

major characters, like Maria, Henry, and Mary, end up alone.

SUGGESTION

So many characters in this novel so the reader confuse how to choose the

major character and also the language that use is hard to understand so is it

better if the writer using language that can understand easily.