Pamela

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Themes

All Themes The Value of Virtue Class and Morality Religion and Marriage Sexual Politics

Characters

All Characters Pamela Mr. B Mrs. Jewkes Mrs. Jervis Mr. Williams Father Lady Davers Mother Sally Godfrey John Mr. Longman Miss Goodwin Lady B Nan Fortuneteller The Editor

Symbols

All Symbols Four Guineas Chapel

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All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Dramatic Irony Ethos Foil Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Imagery Irony Logos Metaphors Mood Motifs Parody Pathos Personification Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone Unreliable Narrator

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Introduction Intro

Plot Summary Plot

Summary & Analysis Summary

All Themes
The Value of Virtue
Class and Morality
Religion and Marriage
Sexual Politics

All Characters
Pamela
Mr. B
Mrs. Jewkes
Mrs. Jervis
Mr. Williams
Father
Lady Davers
Mother
Sally Godfrey
John
Mr. Longman
Miss Goodwin
Lady B
Nan
Fortuneteller
The Editor

All Symbols
Four Guineas
Chapel

All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dramatic Irony
Ethos
Foil
Foreshadowing
Genre
Hyperbole
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Logos
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Parody
Pathos
Personification
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone
Unreliable Narrator

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