Capitulos 4-7

The next day, Catherine looks for Henry at another ball, but has no luck in finding him. Mrs. Allen, lamenting again on not knowing anyone at the ball (with the same speech, ya whiny), is then greeted by an old friend: Mrs. Thorpe. Now it seems that the ball has color again! Catherine is soon introduced to Mrs. Thorpe’s daughter, Isabella, a very “sensible” and guapa/beautiful. After talking, they find out that Isabella’s brother (John) and Catherine’s older brother (James) go to school at Oxford together and are good friends. Catherine admira a Isabella for her fashion, belleza and vast knowledge of Gothic novels. Isabella is a role-model for our heroine. Here we meet the Soraya Montenegro] and/or Teresa of the novela, Isabella. She seems to have it all, in the eyes of our heroina: she is beautiful, she is fashionable, she is sensible and she is the.

Catherine looks everywhere for Mr. Tilney (i.e. the theatre, the “pump room”, the parties she attends, etc.) but cannot find him. Heartbreaking! After a few days, Catherine and Isabella are now BFF’s, amigas del alma! They especially enjoy reading and discussing Gothic novels. Almost like a version of reality TV meets the suspenseful and dark and meets the drama of telenovelas. Austen then interrupts the story to defender and encourage the writing of novels and their heroinas as avid readers.

Isabella and Catherine meet at the “pump room”. The “pump room” is like the plaza, where everyone came to socialize and chismear. They begin by talking about The Mysteries of Udolpho. Isabella then discusses how far she’ll go for her friends and how she will never betray them. They move on to discussing the mysteries of love. Isabella then expresses disgust in 2 young men staring from across the room, yet when they all leave Catherine has to catch up to Isabella who is closely behind the same 2 men. Isabella, just like Teresa, liking the atencion masculina.

In following the 2 young men, the ladies encounter their brothers, just arriving at Bath. John praises his carriage and horse and engages Catherine in riding with him tomorrow. John asks Catherine to be his partner that night at the ball, and although Catherine likes the attention, Austen notes that she would not like him at all if her judgment were clouded by her need for attention. Young and naive. James then reveals that although he came to see Catherine, he is now also smitten by Isabella.