This presentation is a part of my academic presentation of The Neo- Classical Literature, M.A English Department of English M.K Bhavnagar University and it is submitted to Prof. Dr. Dilip Barad Sir

1. ➔ Name : Kailash Baraiya
➔ Class : M.A., Sem : 1, Year : 2016
➔ Paper no:2
➔ Enrollment No. : 2069108420170001
➔ Topic : Female Characters Of Tom Jones
➔ Submitted To : Department of English,
M.K Bhavnagar University

2. Introduction of writer● Henery Fielding was born in
22 April 1707 and Died in
8 October 1754.
● He was a great Novelist and
Dramatist.
Henry Fielding wrote 'Tome Jones' in 1746.
● His other famous works are 'Joseph Andrews',
'An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamel Andrews.

3. About the Novel 'Tom Jones'
● Full title is 'The History of Tom Jones-a Foundling'.
● 'Tom Jones' is the picaresque novel.
● 'Tom Jones' is the Comic Novel in Prose.
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4. Main Female Characters in 'Tom
Jones'
● Sophia Western
● Mrs. Waters
● Molly Seagrim
● Lady Bellaston

5. Sophia Western
● Sophia Western is a heroine of of the novel.
● Symbol of courage and bravery.
● Noble and Moral character.
● After many affairs of Tom Jones, Sophia ready to accept him
and also marry with him.

6. Mrs. Waters
● Issue of her identity.
● Mrs. Waters' love affaire with Tom Jones.

7. Molly Seagrim
● Molly Seagrim is a daughter of Black George.
● She is Lustful women, Unfaminine and Rustic character.
● Molly's love affaire with Tom Jones.

8. Lady Bellaston
● Lady Bellaston is a relative of Sophia Western and queen of
London.
● Moral Degradation.
● Her malacious and jelousy nature.