Honor O'Callaghan
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Schoolroom hierarchies shape the childhood of an Irish girl in Mary Russell Mitford's short story. Honor O'Callaghan enters Mrs. Sherwood's care before the age of five, but her father's unpaid bill and disappearance turn her into an unwelcome responsibility. A former schoolfellow recalls how resentment, shabby clothing and habitual blame set Honor apart from the other pupils. Her pride and her fascination with Ireland's history offer a glimpse of the inner life behind her reserve.
The narrator begins with sharp observations about children who judge one another by carriages, clothes and family wealth. These details give the story a social setting as well as a personal one. Later, conflicting reports about Honor's adult life reveal how little her old companions know of her. Its account of loneliness and wounded dignity gives readers of school stories a close view of class prejudice and the limits of sympathy.
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- Author
- Mary Russell Mitford
- Pages
- 11
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
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