Margret is a very interesting heroine in the sense that she has both stereotypical feminine and masculine traits about her, well, at least in the context of the modern time period. I talked a little in class today about feminine side, but here I want to talk about her more masculine qualities.

I went back and I looked at my notes and highlights and I noticed that Margret had a lot more authority and “power” then her mother. I have many examples

1. she knew about her father’s lack of beliefs before her mother, and her father entusted her to tell her mother about the move to the city and about his questioning

2. Margret arranged for her mother and Dixon to stay on an island (I believe it was an island) until they were fully situated in the city

3. She took a hit for Mr. Thorton and basically played the role of the “knight come to the aid of the damsel in distress” and even one of the protestor’s pointed that out and demasulated Mr. Thorton

4. When her mother died, she didn’t cry because she had to be strong for her father and brother. By today’s standards one would her a young boy as the one that would have to be strong in that event. However, I understand that this is a different time period and the woman was really the domestic “Angel in the House”, so I would like to talk about that moment for a bit, if possible.

In general, I feel like Margret’s father trusted his daughter with a lot more “masculine” responsibilities, in terms of the authority that she had, even over her own mother.