Sonya answers “I am about half through this and notice...”

Della Scott asked this question about The Moonstone:

I am about half through this and notice that he does the same thing as he did in The Woman in white, that is, have the story told from different points of view. Does anybody else think that Drusilla Clack is meant to poke fun at highly pious, self-righteous Christians, what with some of the niche charities she's involved with, etc.?

Sonya I just finished that 8-chapter section in the book, and boy, was "Miss Clack" an absolutely insufferable character - she epitomizes the worst of the h…moreI just finished that 8-chapter section in the book, and boy, was "Miss Clack" an absolutely insufferable character - she epitomizes the worst of the hubristic, self-righteous Christians that still inflict themselves on an increasingly secular society today.

When she was so delighted about having planted all the "tracks" around the house, all I could do was think of those Jehovah's Witness people that try to shove those awful Lighthouse pamphlets at you when you forget it's Saturday and answer the doorbell, or leave them crammed in the door if you're not home.

I did enjoy seeing her attempts to proselytize get shut down, repeatedly, in different ways (when she opened up that box and was clearly expecting some gift or something, and it wasn't that, I was snickering). Funny how that hasn't changed over the past 150 years or so, either.

Since I'm not finished with the book yet, it will be interesting to see how her perspective pieces together with the others, and adds to solving the mystery of the Moonstone!(less)

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