Sažetak djela Middlemarch (Chapter 3)

Što se događa

1. Mr. Casaubon explains his study of mythology, and Dorothea admires his learning and apparent religious understanding.
2. Before leaving, Casaubon speaks of needing youthful companionship, prompting Dorothea to imagine becoming his wife and scholarly helper.
3. Sir James interrupts her walk with a Maltese puppy, which she rejects, before winning her attention through cottage improvements.
4. Sir James takes a cottage plan to discuss with Lovegood, while Celia notices his mistaken reading of Dorothea’s interest.
5. Further conversations strengthen Dorothea’s admiration for Casaubon, although his indifference to better housing disappoints her.
6. Sir James advances the cottage project while Dorothea reads learned books and questions the worth of her own efforts.

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Na što obratiti pozornost

Dorothea imagines marriage as a chance to learn through service to Casaubon. Her hoped-for intellectual freedom depends on accepting him as her guide.

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