Unlike Henry Tilney, whom I have discussed previously, James Morland strikes me as a wonderfully drawn character. And that is interesting because Austen only gives us the dots and it is left to us to connect them by implication.
Morland is, at least partially, the cause of considerable trouble for Catherine. Yes it is Mrs. Allen's acquaintance with Mrs. Thorpe that gets Catherine entangled with that family but James Moreland's already existent friendship with John makes things a bit worse. And it does not help that Morland clearly admires the odious John Thorpe and says so to Catherine.
What does he like about this awful man?
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