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It can be inferred that Catherine Morland's character provides
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No Okay AP English Lit people we gotta holding section
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for you a very long passage If you uh skim
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through it we're just going to let you go ahead
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and skimming lightspeed Okay there He's giving the whole thing
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is gonna get right to the first question which is
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this thing right here It can be inferred that Catherine
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Moreland's character provides what you know the nice dinner on
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their anywhere Let's let's think about it Well throughout the
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passage Catherine Morland situation is compared to what one expects
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to find in a traditional literary heroine Catherine stands out
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in juxtaposition is well one who's kind of playing and
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awkward you know plain Jane and far prefers activities that
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were considered masculine pursuits at the time You know the
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horror Well she'd rather be playing cricket that violent sport
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with clubs for rolling in the dirt Isn't that a
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song by Adele Rolling Dirty Yeah rather been singing which
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is what most women would bor composing poetry or playing
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piano We're looking all nice Yeah this girl is not
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a damsel in distress So the right answer here it's
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see a comic comparison to literary heroines Alright loser Bowl
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wealthy Katherine likes getting muddy way too much to be
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considered genteel meaning a proper or respectable So get rid
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of a She's lazy sometimes but without dire consequences I'll
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get rid of B for life isn't even remotely tragic
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as well She's well provided for and has a large
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loving family We'll give it a deep well This is
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a quick look at Catherine's childhood but the tone isn't
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remotely bitter Sweet So get rid of E Like Catherine
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the narrator is looking ahead to Katherine's chance to become
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well a heroin So a good luck with that Yeah 00:02:10.963 --> [endTime] comic comparison Intercede is in clown
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