shamela & pamela

I greatly enjoyed reading Shamela; the words seemed to flow and the storyline moved alot quicker then Richardson's Pamela. Shamela's character was fiesty and scandolous. She was not only cheating on her husband with Mr. Williams, but she didn't fear Mrs. Jewkes. In fact, she actually scratches her in the face at one point and sends her crying out of the room. Shamela seemed to be a more realistic character to me; she wasn't a naive character like Pamela, nor did she overexaggerate that her virginity identified who she was. Instead she plays a role in sending a message that both genders are sexual. Pamela's character was too much of a "goody goody"and personally I couldn't stand her. She had so many chances of escaping from Mr.B yet she always returned back to him. This made no sense to me whatsoever, I mean if someone is trying to attack you - you would do anything in your power to escape and find a safe environment to live in. The fact that she kept returning bak to her attacker and was then rewarded foritin the end made no sense to me. Fielding's version was simply more entertaining for me.