1. Forgiveness, Christianity, and Class in Mary Barton
... ? (262). Margaret truly wants to help Mary in any way that she can. She might not agree with her regarding Jem's innocence, but she knows how much it means to her friend. Margaret knows that she could not possibly afford the trip. But she also knows what it is like to need help, and ... just how difficult it is to have to ask for it, so instead of making Mary ask, she offers. She also realizes that Mary wants to do this ... and Ruth from the Bible (265) and this is one of the first, if not the first, passages to be directly religious regarding Mary. In the following chapter, Mrs. Wilso...
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- Grade Level: High School