In her essay, "Sentiment, Authority, and the Female Body in the Novels of Samuel Richardson", Fasick, Laura is concerned with the relationship between the attempt to split the female mind and body and authority. She argues that Richardson has constructed Pamela as a virtuous character whose body and soul move as one and that to deny the body inevitably diminishes female authority. By asserting domination over her body, Mr. B is attempting to control her, she argues.
Do you agree with this analysis? Why/ Why not?
