It’s One Of Two Things
There are certain characters in Persuasion that annoy me so greatly that I want to reach across, not just time and space, but the chasm between the real world and the fictional world, and throttle them. I’ve felt this before with some of Austen’s characters, mainly with those beholden to the idea of class and rank.
This suggests one of two things:
- Jane Austen was a really good writer to get me so engaged in the story and her characters.
- I have severe psychological problems.
Jane Austen was a really good writer.