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Lyddie A Married Woman Analysis
Another trait that would be beneficial for Lyddie as a married woman would be compassion. On page 88, paragraph 4 states, “Me, Lyddie who washed her and fed her and dear Charlie who made her laugh.” This shows if she took care of her sister by feeding her and washing her, that she could do the same in marriage. Another detail is on page 116, paragraph 2 which states, “I need to know the total sum of the det. Writ soon.” This shows that if she is willing to pay off her mother’s debts by working harder. When you go to college you don’t get paid which would probably be hard for Lyddie. Due to being compassionate, Lyddie would have been much happier being married to Luke.
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