The Mayor of Casterbridge

How does Elizabeth-Jame reveal through her actions and utterances the following qualities? A.Concern with respectable appearance, B.Independence of thought, C.Industriousness, D.Self-sacrifice

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A) When forced to stay at an inn, she chooses a fancy in because she says, "we must be respectable." Ironically, she ends up serving other people there.

B) The fact that she offers her services as a helper, in the hope that the landlord will give them a discount shows her independence of thought. Her wheels are turning all the time.

C) This would be the same scene; Elizabeth sacrifices her dignity to save her mother money.

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