Becoming A Finer Lady In 'Shepherd Of The Hills' Sammy Lane

Becoming a Finer Lady

In the dawn of the twentieth century women’s lives greatly changed from their wardrobe to their social sphere. Women of the 1900’s dressed in the utmost highest fashion with long elegant gowns that covered them from head to toe . These women had perfect bodies along with perfect etiquette. In the novel Shepherd of the Hills Sammy Lane was the complete opposite of what a typical woman of the 1900’s was like. She did not keep her hair brushed or her hands clean. Sammy Lane did not want her fiance to leave her, so she decided that she wanted to become a finer lady. Sammy Lane went to Mr. Howitt otherwise known as the Shepherd for advice on what to do. For Sammy lane to become a finer lady she needed to find
Women of the early 1900s dressed in the highest fashion. Their actions were elegant and graceful exactly like the way the way they dressed. Once Sammy Lane dressed like a finer lady her mindset would change. The clothes SAmmy lane wore would make her feel like she was a high class lady thus would shange her actions. To be a finer lady Sammy Lane would need to have proper ettiqutte. “ You mean I musn’t get stooped over and thin chested and go slouhing around “ ( wright 106). Women in the 1900’s were proper and classy. There was no slouching or obnous behvaior of any sort. To be a fin a lady Sammy would have to become well educated in conversation and know how to converse with people waround hr wtout using slang terms”” she must know how to think and talk abot the things that really matter “ ( wright 105). Thoughto the noel SAmmy Lane becomes more eduated and learns how to talk properly. This gave her thenew found confiendce she needed to find what beiga fine lady men aon the
. “ First in her heart: I mean just to herself in the things that no one but she could ever know. ( Wright 105). In order for a person to change they must figure who exactly they want to become. This often takes a great amount of soul searching and becoming one god as referenced in the novel. Once a person accepts oneself it is easier to achieve the goal of satisfaction. “Learning who and what you are, by God’s design , take the apologies out of life. You become more confident and satisfied with who you are and not.” ( Osbourne 14). Throughout the novel Sammy Lane matures in her studies. This opened her eyes to the world around her. Sammy Lane came to the realization that the simplier life was more her preference. This made her realize that becoming a finer lady with fancy dresses and proper manner was not who she was. “God made you differnt, even from somone you admire and wish to be like. It’s nice to know who you are so you can deal with yourself.” (osbourne 14) . Sammy Lane realized that the finer things in life did not interest her and that her finance was not the one for