" A very fine woman, with a large fortune, in love with him! Sir Walter seemed to admit it as a complete apology..." ( Austen, 113).
Mr. Elliot had been the heir to Anne's fathers estate, and had been exiled from the family when he had disgraced himself by marrying outside of his class. His wife had died, and now that he was free of her, Sir Walter was prepared to forgive him and welcome him home with open arms. This shows that the most disappointing thing one could do was to socially disgrace their family. Austen is again strengthening her theme of society by hinting that the boundaries of society should not be followed if the consequence is sacrificing what one believes in or their happiness.
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society...what.. what is Austen saying about society.. about society's power? about societal hypocrisy? society's ridiculouslessness? importance? how can you take this a step further by being more specific in that theme?
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