The sentence shows how Marianne and her mother create expectations that make them waste time and opportunities.
Who is Marianne?
- She is one of the protagonists of the book "Sense and Sensibility."
- She is a very dreamy girl.
Marianne hopes to be engaged to a handsome, gallant young man who she and her mother believe is rich. She and the boy have been seen together frequently around town, which leads them to expect him to ask her to marry him, but he never does.
Marianne and her mother's expectations about the proposal are so great, that make them wait for it for months, missing the opportunity to have new experiences and do other more profitable things.
This shows how both are dreamers.
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