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Quote #10
So she looked fixedly at vacancy; a series of visions passing before her, in all of which her son was the principal, the sole object,—her son, her pride, her property. (2.1.5)
Mrs. Thornton doesn't just love her son. She sees him as her most prized possession. Maybe that's why she tends to revel in every single one of his successes and criticizes anyone who dares think differently than him. It's a powerful love, but not necessarily a productive one for anyone outside the Thornton family.