Little Dorrit, Chapter 19: riassunto

Cosa succede

1. William patronizes Frederick during their walk and tells the prisoners that his brother lacks the strength needed for prison life.
2. Mr. Chivery responds coldly, and William worries that losing the officers' goodwill threatens his survival.
3. William tells Amy a confused story suggesting that a prisoner's relative should tolerate an admirer to protect the prisoner.
4. He swings between shame and pride, while Amy embraces him and restores his composure.
5. William discusses his clothing needs, overlooks Amy's needs, and presents his imprisonment as a sacrifice for his children.
6. Amy watches beside him all night, then sees the prison at sunrise and grieves over his lost freedom.

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Amy recognizes that she knows her father only within imprisonment. Her cry connects his account of his former self with her grief at the prison's confinement.

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