Source identified
Read & copy the quotation
“the mother pleased herself with wearing out her own hands to save the hands that had so much more life in them.”
- Source
- The Mill on the Floss
- Date
- 1860
- Local voice
- Narrator voice · Narrator
Meaning of “the mother pleased herself with wearing out her…”
The narrator depicts maternal sacrifice through physical labour, showing Mrs Tulliver taking extra wear upon herself to preserve more possibility for her daughter.
Where does it come from?
The Mill on the Floss, Book IV, Project Gutenberg #6688. Narrator commentary on Mrs Tulliver's work for Maggie; the period gender context remains part of the scene.
Why the local voice matters
Narrator commentary on Mrs. Tulliver’s work for Maggie.
