Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice
Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice Language In Clarissa, Evelina And Pride And Prejudice
Again, there is a part of the narrative that is suppressed by Villars. He is supposed to go to France to relieve Evelyn of the child. He sends an emissary instead. His reticence to leave the Evelyn home or wherever he may have been is never explained, but it serves to establish his "hands-off" approach to dealing with problems, and certainly lends a plausible explanation to his reluctance to leave Berry Hill years later in order to protect Caroline Evelyn from Madame Duval, or Evelina from her grandmother, or even to participate in Evelina's marriage. Caroline Evelyn is "bequeathed" to him (14). Evelyn knows that leaving his child with Villars precludes Madame Duval having recourse to the Evelyn family, or their fortune, or Caroline's inheritance. In a sense, then, Evelyn is asking Villars to relieve the name of Evelyn from its connection to Madame Duval. Worth noting at this point is that Caroline Evelyn, with the force of her inheritance from her father with her, becomes a force in society as an heiress. While strict settlement provided for younger sons, it also provided for only daughters. Truly, strict settlement was introduced to rid inheritance of inheriting daughters, but heiresses were inevitable
(Spring 8-38). Caroline Evelyn is a prime example. Her economic and class power is much stronger than Mr. Villars'. He knows that instinctively. Caroline Evelyn, however, did not live long enough to use her inheritance. She died right after the birth of her daughter. Her inheritance would become the property of her daughter, Evelina, another heiress; but she, too, is kept from receiving her due. Villars, as a second son, may seem as powerless legally as both Caroline and Evelina. However, Villars himself holds the power of Caroline's demise and Evelina's misidentification. While Caroline and Evelina may have been heiresses, Villars was still a male with the power of guardianship over both. As such, he did not even need to do anything in order to do much. Doing nothing to help Caroline, he contributed to her hasty death; and with Evelina, he held the key to her identity and did nothing with it. Caroline Evelyn, then, becomes something of a second son, like Villars. She is the second gift of the second generation to Mr. Villars. He is bestowed with the cast- off of the second family. The daughter of this family, even if Mr. Evelyn had not abhorred his unfortunate choice of wife, could never have belonged to Madame
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Again, there is a part of the narrative that is<br />
suppressed by Villars. He is supposed to go to France to<br />
relieve Evelyn of the child. He sends an emissary<br />
instead. His reticence to leave the Evelyn home or<br />
wherever he may have been is never explained, but it<br />
serves to establish his "hands-off" approach to dealing<br />
with problems, and certainly lends a plausible<br />
explanation to his reluctance to leave Berry Hill years<br />
later in order to protect Caroline Evelyn from Madame<br />
Duval, or <strong>Evelina</strong> from her grandmother, or even to<br />
participate in <strong>Evelina</strong>'s marriage.<br />
Caroline Evelyn is "bequeathed" to him (14). Evelyn<br />
knows that leaving his child with Villars precludes<br />
Madame Duval having recourse to the Evelyn family, or<br />
their fortune, or Caroline's inheritance. <strong>In</strong> a sense,<br />
then, Evelyn is asking Villars to relieve the name of<br />
Evelyn from its connection to Madame Duval.<br />
Worth noting at this point is that Caroline Evelyn,<br />
with the force of her inheritance from her father with<br />
her, becomes a force in society as an heiress.<br />
While strict settlement provided for younger sons, it<br />
also provided for only daughters. Truly, strict<br />
settlement was introduced to rid inheritance of<br />
inheriting daughters, but heiresses were inevitable
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