Western Sophia vs. Lady Bellaston novels Tom Jones's fourth episode In the fourth episode of Sophia West and Mrs. Novel Tom Jones, the novel, the author brought another surprise to the audience again. Sophia Western and Lady Bellaston are secretly fighting with the same guy's love. Everyone likes Jones. But they refused to let the other party know how they felt about the man. They are all wealthy women, but their appearance, attitude, and especially their feelings for gentlemen.
According to London, in most novels, female characters control how plots and actions are done, but at that time it was very unusual. In addition, some of them, especially Lady Bellaston, actually showed confidence and determination, but this was unusual at the same time. According to London, "The power of women manifests itself in the most attractive form of negative expression, but it is also reflected positively in the people of Sofia" (329). However, due to Sofia's concession and marriage with Tom, the seemingly degenerate women 's power suddenly stopped. According to London, "Sophia ... was reduced as the husband became part of the currently defined property relationship" (331). She continued, this development brought about a return to the value of the land of the 18th century (and through the use of metaphor of property): symmetry, stability and continuity.
Tom eventually became the boy of Lady Bellaston in London. The difference is that Tom did not even sleep with Mrs Bellaston, he just used her to find Sophie. Given that Sophie discovered this, she knows these facts and is s.o.l. As we have seen, Tom is trying to do this time as a gentleman, but he is very satisfied as a gigolo. "(P.468) But what happens to the two people's life" Eternal Happiness "?