characteristics of a great novel, it is apparent why it was America's first great novel. At first I thought this text was a little hard to follow, after I finished it and skimmed it again I felt like I had a general understanding of it. At the beginning in the Preface(1327) we learn this story is indeed a true one. It was So detailed I could feel the emotion and manipulation throughout, I really think that this story must have been written from knowledge given from someone Rowson knew well or was even related to, I get this idea from the Preface(1327) and feel it had to have been for there to be such an understanding of the situation.

The mind of youth eagerly catches at promised pleasure: pure and innocent by...