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Leonora Ashburnham In The Good Soldier

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Another character that is imprisoned in the Good Soldier that Ford uses to criticize society is Leonora Ashburnham. Leonora is imprisoned in her marriage with Edward Ashburnham but she cannot do anything because of her religion. Edward is caught by his wife cheating but he consistently does it because he cannot help himself. He jeopardized his family’s finances because he was getting blackmailed by one of his mistresses. Throughout the book, Edwards effects with Leonora's emotions. She initially thought she could save her relationship with Edwards after she had fixed their finances. Then Edwards cheats gain with Florence, she tries to stop it but she realizes that she has lost Edwards forever. Thus, in the remainder of the book, she talks about
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