![]() ![]() Hale is the charitable and mild-mannered parson at Helstone until his religious doubts cause him to resign his parsonage and leave the Church of England. Hale and father to Frederick and Margaret, Mr. Thornton grows slowly, but eventually allows her to recognize his merits and decide to save his failing business. She is religious and moral, and is consumed by her guilt over telling a falsehood to protect her brother. She endures many family tragedies but is able to achieve clarity and peace. Thornton are challenged and eventually altered as the novel progresses. Her prejudices and assumptions about the North, social class, and Mr. She carries the weight of her family's suffering. She is a deep thinker but is often pushed into quick action and decision. ![]() Passionate, haughty, intelligent, and self-possessed, Margaret is the novel's heroine. ![]()
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