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Read pages 801-841 and 843-941
The Coquette is an “epistolary novel,” meaning that it is told in a series of letters. Both it and The Contrast deal with issues of sentimentality, texts that use depictions of strong emotions and romantic plots as a way to explore the proper behavior of women in the New Republic period. Both texts also deal with issues of patriotism and virtue in the male characters, exploring the idea of American national character in the years immediately after the American Revolution.
