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Henrietta
Henrietta is a novel by Charlotte Lennox  published in 1758.

Plot summary
The plot of the story consists begins with Henrietta’s father who is above in social class in comparison with Henrietta’s mother have Henrietta have a girl which habitually angers the father based on the fact that the couple cannot have a son. They end up living together in semi- poverty with tough situations and trying times. Eventually Henrietta’s parents unfortunately become deceased and is eventually placed at the care of her Aunt. During the time in which Henrietta becomes in the custody of her aunts the protagonist ends up being faced with troubles that the real world gives unto women who live by themselves and are classified as being independent which is ideally unique towards the time in which the story takes place. The contradictory life between the author and the protagonist is also present. The struggles that the author Charlotte Lennox faced in order to live off the her literary works which was trying to persuade any publisher to publish her works was the exact opposite in Henrietta’s life. In which Henrietta’s has throughout the text denied most of the offers in order to live the life she wanted to live.

Where Henrietta’s father who is above in social class in comparison with Henrietta’s mother have Henrietta have a girl which habitually angers the father based on the fact that the couple cannot have a son. They end up living together in semi- poverty with tough situations and trying times.

Characters
The first character Henrietta is an independent woman who was placed in a society that is too conservative for her time. The fact in which she would not commit to converting to Christianity shows how much she wanted to stay true to her own religion especially since she would inherit her aunt's money as the proximate cause. While the second character which is the governess who was originally born as a peasant who is known for her lack of an education and lack of awareness for the language of French. Also, For the last character which is

Narrators voice
The narrator's voice gives Henrietta grace, compassion and desire which are all factors that would make the audience want to become or grow up to be exactly like that of the protagonist. The author was also sure to give the context and social cues at the time that added on towards the situations in which Henrietta was faced with. An example would be such as when Henrietta was living by herself, this event highlights the severity of this issue on the fact that living alone today would be much more female friendly now than compared with from the time in which the story was written.

Important topic
An important topic would be how independence has made the best out of Henrietta’s life compared to how other women would view living by themselves. The reason why Independence would be a relevant topic is that Henrietta reacts to living alone quite well even though she breaks down a few times (which is normal) Henrietta is was known for using her virtues compassion, honesty and humbleness into her day to day situation. An example would be when a man in a chariot offers Henrietta his seat she gracefully rejects his proposition at first since she would not want to impose, Also, on monetary value on the fact that Henrietta’s parents were not around and able to support her much like women at the time were used to if they were single.

Overview
The structure of the novel was written in two volumes in a total of 26 chapters which was dedicated to her grace Duchess of Newcastle. The novel was written in the context of the 18th century in which the reader can view how different of a time it was for women, living alone, money and social value.