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Toward the end of the book, the fictional Editor of Pamela's letters tells the reader information about Mr. B that Pamela herself doesn’t know, which creates dramatic irony. The Editor also provides what is essentially the book’s epilogue and tells the reader the moral of the story: that God will reward virtuous people, regardless of the difficulties they face in life.
The Editor Quotes in Pamela
The Pamela quotes below are all either spoken by The Editor or refer to The Editor. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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The Journal (continued) Quotes
Are all so many signal Instances of the Excellency of her mind, which may make her Character worthy of the Imitation of her Sex. And the Editor of these Sheets will have his End, if it inspires a laudable Emulation in the Minds of any worthy persons, who may thereby entitle themselves to the Rewards, the Praises, and the Blessings, by which she was so deservedly distinguished.
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This quote comes after the last entry in Pamela’s journal, where the Editor directly addresses the audience to share some final thoughts. After a brief epilogue where the Editor explains what the characters did after Pamela’s last journal entry, the Editor directly states and explains the story’s most important themes. As the Editor makes clear, the purpose of Pamela’s story is “Emulation,” meaning to provide people with a role model of what virtue looks like. Notably, Pamela is a role model specifically for those of “her Sex.” At an earlier point in the story, Mr. B commented that it wouldn’t Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut a. Rerum voluptas debitis. Voluptatem accusantium est. Mollitia eaque ipsa. Perferendis consectetur
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The Editor Character Timeline in Pamela
The timeline below shows where the character The Editor appears in Pamela. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Letter 31
A new narrator ( the Editor ) speaks directly to the reader about Pamela’s story and how her worst challenges are...
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...Pamela herself manages to get them a short letter where she confirms she was tricked. The Editor mentions that Pamela wrote the remainder of her story like a journal because she had...
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The Journal (continued)
The Editor announces that this is the end of Pamela’s letters to her father and mother, since...
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The Editor makes some general observations about the moral of the story. Mr. B was a libertine,...
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