1. What similarities can we draw between Ruth Hall and Eliza from Uncle Tom's Cabin? Both characters try almost anything to keep their children from terrible fates. Does it mean anything that both of these novels were published around the same time?
2. I like Fanny Fern's chapter divisions. How do the short chapters lend to moving the story along?
Two great questions! I think the short chapters do indeed sweep you along.
ReplyDeleteAnd I would love to read a comparative essay on Ruth and Eliza.