(Lascelles 47). These aspects of Fanny's character partly result from her position as an adopted ward of her family and partly from her lack of desire for indulgence. Fanny's background causes her to demonstrate little desire for the extravagance that her cousins value because she has become accustomed to a need for survival rather than a need for lavishness.
             Fanny's experiences in the Price household allow the reader to directly compare the Prices' lifestyle with that of the more wealthy families. The Price home is described through the narrator's statement, "It was the abode of noise, disorder, and impropriety. Nobody was in their right place, nothing was done as it ought to be" (Austen 356). Jane Austen reflects each social class in great detail, varying with each character their dialect and surroundings (Pollock 33). This approach is taken clearly with the Prices, as Austen depicts their home as a place of confusion and disorder, in comparison to Mansfield Park where every action is done with precision and care. The Price
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