What are your first impressions of Evelyn? Does she feel relatable to a modern reader?
Evelyn is quite the confident and resourceful girl for her times and you can’t help but cheer her on as any young girl trying to rectify her situation no matter the times.
I liked Evelyn. She was a bit beyond her time. but was courageous, strong and realistic.
I also thought Evelyn was relatable. She wanted to be as independent as she could after her father left. She experienced being mistreated by peers. She did not long to fit in with the social elites, but to find her own place. She was brave, vulnerable, and protective of her mother.
I think Evelyn was very relatable. She was determined and smart but still had self-doubt and the desire to please her mother. She wanted to go her own way, but was conflicted by how her own desires were not in alignment with those of her mother.
I liked Evelyn because she was not afraid to speak her mind, and she did not want to depend on someone else to thrive. I feel this is relatable to a modern reader.
The author created a likable character, one who was trying to advance the role of women in society while trying to appease her mother’s old-fashioned ways. She stood up to her mother, reminding her that she bucked tradition by marrying a Baron, and Evelyn was trying to elevate their station in life by working to support them. I respected her.