Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Evelina is no Pamela.
Evelina is a young lady, who knows what she wants, but she does not know how to obtain entrnace into the upper class. In contrast, Pamela is a young lady who is pious with no guidance or a person who does pious things without any good deeds behind her praying. I would say that Evelina naivete is a strength not a weakness. On the other hand, I feel that Richardson is trying to get us to be pious, but he does not tell the reader why we should be pious. I also question the notion that the reward for being virtuous is some kind of financial wealth and not just doing to feel good about oneself I've with that part of Pamela's persona.
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I can certainly agree with you on this one. Evelina is no Pamela because she is independent and doesnt have to rely on someone else. It is amazing to see the difference in the two characters. Pamela is afraid to be independent. She has a million chances to run away but she doesnt. She does everything she is told while Evelina does what she feels is right to her and not what is right to society.
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