Tom Jones

Akthough Tom Jones was an unperfect hero because of all of his indiscrepancies, his heroine was as close to infallible as they come. It sets the double standards of men and women farther apart even if Fielding was trying to be satirical when he designed Sophia that way. I like her anyway though. Sophia is a strong character because she knows who she loves and takes action to make that happen. She disobeys her father (even if she is justified because he is only a comic relief character).
Though I liked the novel because it discusses the natures and thoughts of people realistically, the scenes of comic relief (excepting the witty and subtle dialogues of Squire Western) seemed too staged to be very funny.