The character of Anna
Anna is the chief character of the novel. She is beautiful, good hearted, charitable, emotional and helpful especially to the poor. She is determined not to deceive herself nor anyone else in her community. Duty is in her mind, and responsibility for her fa¬mily is her aim. She is in complete opposition with her community except Willie whom she regards like herself. She looks round and finds that her commu¬nity has nothing to do. with Christianity. Instead, she finds pretence, artificiality, hypocracy, selfishness, cruelty and hatred. She cannot declare her faith because she does not find faith in her heart and mind. She has her own faith which depends on human relations and deeds. She is only Christian in the Five Towns without having to be Christian. She is realistic to herself as well as to her community. When she does not marry Willie and marries He¬nry Minors, she does what is expected of her to do whether by her father or by her society. In so¬me cases, she challenges her father, Henry Minors and her community when it becomes too great upon her to sit and watch the ruin of Willie Price whom she pities and sympathizes with. Yet, she conforms to her society because she is alone among a forest of beasts.
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