As an enjoyed of the old women Yuri, myself 🤣
I have to ask, if you have the time of course, I'd hate to be a bother.
How do you feel about Louisa Elliot, while we all know in the show she's an abusive racist woman who hurt her own daughter on top of the literal slave robots she so easily discarded, but in fanon we can do whatever we want. Is she kind of just too important to have an opinion on, or the fact we don't exactly "see" her, or?
Sorry if that's a lot and or loaded 🥺
I unfortunately have quite a bit of experience with people like Louisa. At the very least with people whom I perceive Louisa to be like.
I feel like Louisa and and James are a family built on reputation, aesthetics, and control.
Louisa is the kind of person to flaunt her possessions and achievements to others, her daughter being one of said possessions. She makes sure Tessa is perceived as the best (even better if others start comparing their children to her), while simultaneously disregarding Tessa's achievements as something that happened solely due to Louisa's influence, money, control, etc. (and in most cases, Louisa's actual influence is quite disruptive to Tessa actually achieving anything).
She's a person who wants to have a doll or a pet, not really a daughter; to be able to control every aspect of her life, looks, behavior, etc. especially when it comes to Tessa's influence on Louisa's own image (as a mother or a member of the Elliot household, or whatever else).
And when Tessa makes a mistake, Louisa is the first to punish her. Be that physically, or something more lasting like psychological torment, bringing her down, dismantling her character, self worth, and confidence, etc. She's likely quite keen on finding Tessa's weak spots and exploiting them to their fullest potential, utilizing emotional blackmail, threats of violence, or threats of isolation. All the while not really "seeing" Tessa at all, only the image of her Louisa built in her mind.
Despite a general thought that might occur from this that Louisa is very unhappy in her marriage or is also being abused in some way, I don't actually think that is true. In fact, she might be extremely happy in her marriage, and not just due to the wealth or influence either. She might genuinely love James.
These are my general thoughts on Louisa Elliot
