Far From the Madding Crowd Gender Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #10

"I shall never forgive God for making me a woman, and dearly am I beginning to pay for the honour of owning a pretty face." (30.37)

Bathsheba is angry at God for making her a woman. Which we get: being in woman in Victorian England sounds messed up. She also gives the humblebrag to end all humblebrags by saying "Oh, dang. I wish I wasn't so pretty." Awk-ward.