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Gry Ranfelt asked this question about Mansfield Park:
Anybody else who think it would've been more interesting to see Henry and Fanny together at the end? Jane Austen hints that they woul've been happy together, and I do think it would've been a healthy development for both characters. There's something so irky about Edmund and Fanny, not due to family relations but to the fact that Edmund basically gave Fanny all her opinions.
Sofie Boysen Probably everyone who's ever read the book! I recently read it, actually, and had to go online to find a fanfiction that finally settled my Henry/Fann…moreProbably everyone who's ever read the book! I recently read it, actually, and had to go online to find a fanfiction that finally settled my Henry/Fanny-cravings. Austen's sister also asked her for a different ending. But I still love the book, though.
It's even worse in the 1999 film adaption - even though it's such a weird adaption that changes Fanny's character completely. But movie-Henry is the dappest of all the dappers ever. :)(less)
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