... her beauty, and her desire to be with a man who was not of her rank in life. The combination of these factors inevitably led to Esther becoming a prostitute or a "street walker" as she is referred to in the novel. In accordance with the views of society, Esther is not permitted to even attempt to redeem herself, she has tainted her mind ... , suggest to Mary the advice which her own mother might have provided had she lived. In chapter four, the character of Alice Wilson, for example, relates the story of her youth to Mary and Margaret, both young and motherless girls. Alice tells of leav...

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