1. I really love the father-daughter relationship between Mr. Garth and Mary! He is such a sweet and protective father and trusts in Mary's ability to make the right choices for herself. In chapter 25 on page 242, he and Mary are discussing Fred. He says to her, "Young folks may get fond of each other before they know what life is, and they may think it all holiday if they can only get together; but it soon turns into working-day, my dear."
This is such a sound piece of advice! Marriage takes works. Do you think things would have turned out any differently for Dorothea had Mr. Brooke, her uncle, told her this very same advice?
2. Why do you think Mr. Causabon is so jealous of Will Ladislaw's budding friendship with Dorothea? He didn't seem fazed by Sir James Chettam's company in the earlier chapters.
I like the relationship between Mary and Caleb, too, even if Caleb is irresponsible, etc. He seems to be doing the best he can. It strikes me as very real.
ReplyDeleteAs for the jealousy, we'll talk about this more in class, but I think it's more than just that he doesn't like his wife hanging out with a young guy (not that that's what you are saying!). I think he is very threatened by Will for all sorts of complicated reasons...