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Does Henry really love Fanny

posted 20 years ago by stinky-goat
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First if this has already been discussed please point me in the right direction for I find the names of these very misleading

but if it hasn't I have a question... does Henry really love fanny or is he just making a conquest?
you see the movie he acts like he really loves her, but then in the book ( i haven't read it for awhile so I might be wrong) I was always led to believe he didn't really he just wanted to make a conquest. And the way in the movie he immediately Jumped Maria confused me that maybe it was just a conquest afterall.....
so confused can anyone help?

[–] chocolate_cookie_crumble 16 years ago

I see the book and the film as completely different stories. In the book... I'd say no; he was just doing it for the sake of it because she was so full of propriety - but i thought film Henry was more beleivable.

[–] JaneSchmo 16 years ago

I haven't read the novel but on the basis of the movie, I'd say that Henry does love Fanny in his own way. He's a cad but he's not completely unfeeling.

Like Edmund said, it speaks highly of him that he would pursue and want to marry someone as wonderful as Fanny.

Also, it shows his good intentions that he is in a house with three young women of marrying age and he goes after the poor relation he would not benefit much from marrying. Well, Maria first. Then the poor relation. Then Maria again.

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