Elizabeth Gaskell's Ruth is a social novel, also know as "problem novel" that deals with the old Victorian views about legitimacy and sinful behaviors. Gaskell portrays an outcast, "a fallen woman" in a very compassionate way.
It is demonstrated how the society would act towards a mother who conceived a child out of a marriage and how the main character, Ruth, is viewed as an evil and sinful person, despite the fact that she is actually good from what we can see. A proof of that would be the fact that she was willing to act as a nurse for typhus victims. She even treated Bellingham who was responsible for her ruin.
It is also interesting to note that she was not treated as a bad person or unwanted person by the townspeople who actually appreciated her nursing care. She also did not speak down to them. She recognized their needs and they were thankful for that.
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so bad as to be unable to be forgiven or excused
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I would say, that people care more about whether their leader fits the group, than about "leadership traits", because while leadership traits are very important, if the leader doesn't fit the group, then how will you be able to get things done? The reason why groups are able to get along, and make more progress on what they're working on, is because of the way that the group collaborates well with the leader.
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