John Dashwood Chapter 1

Narrator, “He was not an ill-disposed young man, unless to be rather selfish, is to be ill-disposed: but he was, in general well respected; for he conducted himself with propriety in the discharge of his normal duties” (11). This section helped me understand Mr. Dashwood’s character and society’s requirements. This helped me realize that society's expectations and requirements are quite selfish. An example of which I took away was if you present yourself with propriety you would gain respect.
Mrs. John Dashwood, “‘What on earth can four women want for more then that? - They will live so cheap’” (18)! This quote was the first to really help me understand the time period. How it did that was by the language with the amount of sexism, Prior to reading this book I knew there was sexism in the time period, as well as there was many years before and after. However it did help somewhat and narrow it down to a

He must enter into all my feelings; the same books, the same music must charm us both’” (23). This was a very crucial quote for me, it really helped me understand how meticulous they were about their potential love interests. They had to be interested in the same music, authors, books, composers, and everything of that nature. This was the first portion of the book that stuck out to me about their particularities.
Narrator, “Many were the tears shed by them in their last adieus to a place so much beloved” (33). This excerpt really made the struggle of their move more visible to me. The hardship didn’t become clear until I began to deeply think about it. They didn’t have any cars, planes, or any ways of transportation besides a carriage, so there was no easy way to visit. Also they didn’t have phones or any form of social media, meaning their only way to stay connected with the people they were leaving behind was letters, but they took a long time to reach one