How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Sir Thomas was in hopes that another day or two would suffice to wipe away every outward memento of what had been, even to the destruction of every unbound copy of Lovers' Vows in the house, for he was burning all that met his eye (20.9).
Sir Thomas's actions here give good insight into his character. He seems content with outward appearances and hopes that removing all traces of the theater will make everyone forget about it. Sir Thomas's house, as well as his family, look nice on the outside but have definite problems on the inside.
Quote #5
The east room [...] was now considered Fanny's almost as decidedly as the white attic: the smallness of the one making the use of the other so evidently reasonable, that the Miss Bertrams, with every superiority in their own apartments, which their own sense of superiority could demand, were entirely approving of it (16.1).
It is very significant that the narrator withholds information about Fanny's little attic room and her occupation of the former schoolroom until Chapter 16. The details about these rooms give us a lot of insight into Fanny's character and clue us in to the type of upbringing Fanny has had at Mansfield. These details help us to sympathize with Fanny more, and it's interesting that we don't get them up-front. In some ways we were able to see Fanny as the other characters see her, without details of things like the "east room," early on in the novel.
Quote #6
Independence was more needful than ever; the want of it at Mansfield more sensibly felt. She was less and less able to endure the restraint which her father imposed. The liberty which his absence had given was now become absolutely necessary. She must escape from him and Mansfield as soon as possible [...] (21.26).
Both Maria and Julia frequently link their father with Mansfield the house and their overall concept of home. Home, to these two, is dominated by their father and is thus an oppressive place.