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...