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A review by andersenhannah02
Pamela by Samuel Richardson
1.0
(I didn't actually finish this - our class stopped reading around page 320)
I understand, and can see what Richardson was trying to say about the Power of Words, especially from at a woman this time. And while this may have been a guidebook for being a virtuous woman at the time, in today's context, it only shows the ever growing toxicity of purity culture. And the amount of gaselighting, abuse, and even stockholm syndrome that Pamela experiences is just astronomical. And for what happened (no spoilers) to be Mr. B's redemption... I am utterly disgusted. While Pamela is described to be this beautiful, virtuous, artless creature, I can see the case being made that she might actually be manipulative and cunning in her situation.
I understand, and can see what Richardson was trying to say about the Power of Words, especially from at a woman this time. And while this may have been a guidebook for being a virtuous woman at the time, in today's context, it only shows the ever growing toxicity of purity culture. And the amount of gaselighting, abuse, and even stockholm syndrome that Pamela experiences is just astronomical. And for what happened (no spoilers) to be Mr. B's redemption... I am utterly disgusted. While Pamela is described to be this beautiful, virtuous, artless creature, I can see the case being made that she might actually be manipulative and cunning in her situation.