A Generous Princess
Part of her whole princess shtick is that Sara also tries very hard to be good to others. She takes the misfits Ermengarde and Lottie under her wing, and talks to Becky like a human being instead of a good-for-nothing scullery maid.
Sure, it may be easier for her to be generous with her money, things, and time when she's rich, but Sara tries to maintain that same level of generosity even when she's as poor as Becky. When she finds the fourpence and buys the hot buns from the bakery, she gives herself a good talking too:
"She is hungrier than I am," she said to herself. "She's starving." But her hand trembled when she put down the fourth bun. "I'm not starving," she said—and she put down the fifth. (13.58)
We know that Sara is starving—or, at least, she will be soon. That "trembling" hand gives her away: this isn't easy for her. But she's willing to give away the buns even when she herself has had nothing to eat. And that's the true test of her compassion and goodness.
A Generous PrincessPart of her whole princess shtick is that Sara also tries very hard to be good to others. She takes the misfits Ermengarde and Lottie under her wing, and talks to Becky like a human being instead of a good-for-nothing scullery maid.Sure, it may be easier for her to be generous with her money, things, and time when she's rich, but Sara tries to maintain that same level of generosity even when she's as poor as Becky. When she finds the fourpence and buys the hot buns from the bakery, she gives herself a good talking too:"She is hungrier than I am," she said to herself. "She's starving." But her hand trembled when she put down the fourth bun. "I'm not starving," she said—and she put down the fifth. (13.58)We know that Sara is starving—or, at least, she will be soon. That "trembling" hand gives her away: this isn't easy for her. But she's willing to give away the buns even when she herself has had nothing to eat. And that's the true test of her compassion and goodness.
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