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PERSUASION
Rachel Weathers
Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth’s
Relationship
IN THE NOVEL WENOTICE THE IMPORTANCE OF WEALTH AND STATUS. WOMEN, ESPECIALLY THOSE ALREADY OF RESPECTABLE BACKGROUNDS, WERE EXPECTED TO MARRY WELL OFF (MEANING: MARRY SOMEONE OF THE SAME OR HIGHER SOCIAL STATUS)
A BIT OF BACKGROUND…Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth met the summer of 1806. They were young and extremely in love, so expectantly
Wentworth asked Anne to marry him, but because of his lack of social status and
financial incapabilities, her father objected, resulting in Anne turning
Frederick’s marriage proposal down.
ANNE & FREDERICK’S RELATIONSHIP BRINGS TWO INTERESTING TOPICS THAT MANY RELATIONSHIP DEAL WITH…
Which matters more in a relationship?
For Love…? For Money…?
OR
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
GIRLS BOYS
If you were put in Anne’s shoes, would you have done the same thing? Or would you have disobeyed your parents and chose love?
If you were put in Frederick’s shoes, would you given your relationship with Anne another chance? Or would you have continued to ignore her?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Do you think
Anne did the right thing by breaking up
with Frederick?
Would you havefought for yourrelationship withAnne?
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Was Anne wrongfor just giving
theirrelationship up soeasily?
Was Frederick acoward for justaccepting that
andleaving?