The main plot of Richardson's Pamela reflects the main characteristics of the sentimental novel through its emphasis on which of the following ?
Correct answer: D. Pamela's attempts to protect her chastity from the advances of her employer
- A. Pamela's attempt to seduce her employer
- B. Pamela's parents' attempt to marry her to a wealthy landowner
- C. Pamela's struggle to overcome her poverty through hard-work
- D. Pamela's attempts to protect her chastity from the advances of her employer
Explanation
Pamela is a sentimental novel because it centres moral feeling, virtue, and the heroine’s emotional struggle. Her repeated resistance to Mr. B’s sexual advances, especially her defence of chastity, drives the main plot.
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