Her coloring is darker than what’s regarded as beautiful in that day, at least by the proud Dodson family her mother comes from. She’s continually misunderstood by everyone except her father, who always takes up for her and lovingly calls her “the little wench.” Her mother just thinks she’s naughty. Maggie, by contrast, is bright, affectionate, and impulsive. He’s pretty sure of himself, doesn’t much question whether he’s in the right, and lives by a rigid moral code. Tom is not very academic, but he’s bright in other ways. Tulliver has two children, Tom and Maggie, and most of the novel’s action revolves around them. Tulliver, having been in his family for several generations. The Floss in the title is the river which powers the mill. The Mill on the Floss by George Elliot (pen name for Mary Ann Evans) is her second novel, published in 1860.
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