Clarissa's Symbolic Pens and Letters
Her Pen is Mightier
Than [Lovelace's] Sword
From the start, we get that Clarissa likes to write. It's essential
that she keeps throwing down on paper, to the extent that she hides her pens
and pap...
Angels and Devils
Not a Dan Brown Book
Not to get too holy up in here, but angel imagery is
practically littered throughout Clarissa's life. Okay, we get it: Clarissa's
like an angel on earth. She eventually has to...
Houses
Think back—way back—to the beginning of Clarissa. The whole kerfuffle started because
her rich granddaddy gave her an estate—and a dairy-house. In one of the first
letters, we find out that C...
Dreams
Clarissa
is full of dreams that give us clues into our favorite
characters' internal states. Check it: before deciding to run away with
Lovelace, Clarissa dreams the dude "carried me into a churchy...
Belton's Story
Belton Blew it First
Before any of this stuff with Clarissa went down, Lovelace
and Belford were gossiping about their buddy Belton's downfall. See, the guy
whole-heartedly embraced the rake lifes...