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Pamela or Virtue Rewarded, The Editor's Preface:, Critical Aspects: -…
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The Editor's Preface:
The purpose of the book is not just to entertain, but also to teach and improve the minds of young people, both men and women.
It tries to teach religion and morality in a pleasant, enjoyable way so that young readers benefit while older readers also find it worth their attention.
It shows the importance of family and social duties—between parents, children, and people of all classes.
It portrays vice (bad behavior) as ugly and virtue (good behavior) as beautiful, so readers will admire what is good and dislike what is bad.
It aims to create believable characters, raise sympathy through realistic struggles, and stir emotions for the right reasons.
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It offers practical role models for young women—whether as daughters, brides, or wives—in difficult situations.
It tells its story in a realistic, natural, and lively way that will capture readers’ emotions without ever offending modesty or purity, even when the subject is delicate.
Since the work achieves all these aims (in the editor’s view), he feels no need to write a long preface. Instead, he trusts the story itself will move and convince readers, just as it moved him.
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