On page 16 Lucy responds to Sir Audley\u2019s proposal. Her speech caught my attention because the raw emotion she exhibited. \u00a0Which, allowed me to better undertsand and relate to her character. \u00a0Braddon chose to start off this paragraph with emotional words that also revealed the importance of the passage, such as passion, agitated, shrill, piercing, and distinct. These words allowed me to better undertsand what Lucy is going through and how imperative her statements are to her beliefs and actions in the novel. After, Braddon adds statements of doubt that show Lucy\u2019s lack of confidence and foreshadow her having a dark past. Lucy\u2019s states that \u201cThere are women a hundred times my superiors in beauty and in goodness.\u201d This surprised me because the pages leading up to her speech talked so much about her beautiful outward appearance. Lucy then repeats the 3 times that \u201cyou ask too much of me\u201d (Braddon 16.) At first, I was confused by Lucy\u2019s doubt, but then I realized that her Lucy\u2019s appearance was not the only thing she was worried about. Braddon foreshadows that Lucy\u2019s previous actions are also are also stopping her from being a worthy wife. Lucy then reveals the struggles of impoverished past, she explains that \u201cHer father was a gentleman; clever, accomplished, generous, handsome \u2013 but poor.\u201d (Braddon 16). This juxtaposition shows that Lucy understands the importance of wealth, Lucy says all these redeeming qualities about her father but finishes off with \u201cbut poor\u201d potentially indicating that in her wealth trumps everything else. Lucy finishes of her speech by saying \u201cI cannot be blind to the advantages of such as alliance\u201d (Braddon 16.) This again shows her understanding of what wealth can do, but may also explain her thoughts on the marriage. Lucy calls her marriage an alliance, hinting that she is not in it for love but rather the benefits it will give her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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