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Childhood activities Written by Eirene (3/1/2009 7:04 p.m.) in consequence of the missive, Chapter 1: Heroine, penned by Lynn

Young Catherine is a tomboy. "She was fond of all boy’s plays, and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls, but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy, nursing a dormouse, feeding a canary–bird, or watering a rose–bush. Indeed she had no taste for a garden; and if she gathered flowers at all, it was chiefly for the pleasure of mischief (snip)".

Austen does not set her up as the regular type of young girl who does the most ladylike things. Though I don't know if feeding canaries and watering flowers are even "heroic" to begin with, and she is really poking holes in the heroine ideal.

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Chapter 1: Heroine Lynn (3/1/2009 4:34 p.m.)

Qualities of a heroine Line (3/2/2009 9:09 a.m.)
Childhood activities Eirene (3/1/2009 7:04 p.m.)
- sacrifice of self Patricia P (3/4/2009 1:45 p.m.)
- I suppose nursing a dormouse... Line (3/1/2009 7:13 p.m.)
  - I really like this detail of nursing the dormouse Delories (3/2/2009 10:53 a.m.)
    - I think is says, however, Lynn (3/2/2009 12:03 p.m.)
  - The herioine of Tom Jones nursed an injured bird. -nfm Adrian (3/1/2009 8:00 p.m.)
Cecilia Rachel G (3/1/2009 6:30 p.m.)
- Hmm Amymarie (3/3/2009 9:56 a.m.)
  - Could you give a chapter citation, please? kathleen (elder) (3/3/2009 10:29 a.m.)
    - Sorry Amymarie (3/3/2009 11:06 a.m.)
      - JA uses these works as examples of novels. Adrian (3/3/2009 1:00 p.m.)
- Sounds more like a cameleon, than a heroine! - nfm Elbè (3/3/2009 7:33 a.m.)
  - Indeed! LOL! Kath (3/4/2009 2:53 p.m.)
- I love the description of Catherine at 15 Ellen M (3/1/2009 10:48 p.m.)
Especially Gothic heroines Laraine (3/1/2009 6:29 p.m.)
- You've just described JoAnn (3/2/2009 1:05 p.m.)
- But....but..... Amymarie (3/2/2009 11:21 a.m.)
  - Photographic negative. Graciela (3/2/2009 2:50 p.m.)
    - Not to stray too far from NA.... Amymarie (3/2/2009 5:51 p.m.)
      - On teh contrary, Emily of *Udolpho* has no faults...   Adrian (3/2/2009 7:55 p.m.)
        
        Yes she does!!!   Amymarie (3/2/2009 8:07 p.m.)
        
        But that *is* the point.   Reeba (3/3/2009 5:42 a.m.)
        
        But it was not considered good...   Emmeline (3/3/2009 6:25 a.m.)
        
        Let's not stray too far from NA   Lynn (3/3/2009 11:15 a.m.)
        
        Pray forgive me.   Emmeline (3/3/2009 4:58 p.m.)
  - I do not see how one can say the Allens are not... Adrian (3/2/2009 2:08 p.m.)
    - Mrs Allen as chaperon Emmeline (3/3/2009 6:34 a.m.)
    - The Allens as chaperones JoAnn (3/2/2009 2:38 p.m.)
  - Please limit the discussion Lynn (3/2/2009 12:01 p.m.)
- So true! Lynn (3/1/2009 11:07 p.m.)

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