HT: Analysis

“And he laid her down there, and saw the pride of his heart and triumph of his system, lying, an insensible heap, at his feet,” (p.212).

Analysis: Here, the narrator is describing how Louisa is appearing as she collapses in front of her father. The narrator acts as an observer, describing for the reader how pathetic Louisa looks. Whereas other characters are more harshly described (ie- calling Tom a whelp). At a point where Louisa is in distress as she curses her father for killing the imagination of her childhood and raising her on fact, the narrator seems to take pity by describing how she crumples with sympathy-provoking terms like ‘insensible heap’, having her represent the outcome of a human fed only fact. This pathetic, but not mocking, imagery indicates a sympathy of the narrator for Louisa.