The Theme of The Novel:
The theme of the novel is to criticize rural Eng¬land in the nineteenth century. He wanted to show us how people pretended to be religious, but in fact they were irreligious. Ephriam Tellwright was a preacher, but instead of dedicating himself for preaching
and explaining the real Christianity which depended on charity, fraternity and mercy, he spent his time in collecting money and living a miserly life.
The writer, too, aimed at -making the novel a rea¬listic one in which the characters should conform with the society in which they were living. Anna, who obeyed her father in spite of his defects, had opportunities to revolt against her society, but in the end, she considered conformity with the society, obedience to her father and marriage to Henry Minors though she did not love him, a kind of moral duty towards her society. This duty was considered a part of religion in the social system of rural England in the nineteenth century. Had Anna revolted against the tradition prevailing at her time, -and married the man whom she loved, she would have contradicted the social law of her time and she would be considered astray and-not accepted to her society.
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