This book proposes to scrutinize and analyze the contrasts that abound in Sarah Fieldings novel, The Adventures of David Simple. Contrasts pervade the novel because they exist in the themes, between the paired protagonists, and between part one and part two. The hero, David Simple, is characterized by his extreme benevolence that rarely exists among us. He seems uncommon by prioritizing friendship over anything else. He is an extremist in point of godliness, innocence, spirituality, sentimentality, and benevolence. With like-minded friends, David sets up a utopian community...
This book proposes to scrutinize and analyze the contrasts that abound in Sarah Fieldings novel, The Adventures of David Simple. Contrasts ...