22/23 Such are the lessons I have striven to teach; and I have thought that it might best be done by representing to my readers characters like themselves,--or to which they might liken themselves. [1] Given Trollope's philosophy, it is reasonable to believe that the actions of his characters should speak louder than their words. If so, Trollope might well have been holding up a mirror to his audience that they might examine their own prejudices. Unfortunately, we shall never know. |