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Strands Of Bronze And Gold By Jane Nickerson
The theme of the book Strands of Bronze and Gold, by Jane Nickerson, is that it is important not to just rush into a romantic relationship because people can change and be deceptive. In the book, Anne, a kind and gentle girl, wanted her sister Sophia to come home with them to keep her safe from Bernard, Sophia's cruel godfather, who she is about to marry. However, by doing that, their family might be in big trouble since they don't have any money and Bernard was going to give them some. Anne said, "You mustn't marry him, Sophie. He was so cold. So terrible. Come away with us. We'll get by somehow." Anne's suggestion that Sophia come home with them was intended to keep her safe from Bernard, but their family would be in big trouble since they don't have any money. …show more content…
In another example, Sophia, a young woman who has been living with her godfather Bernard de Cressac, is lamenting the fact that she is engaged to her godfather when she says, "I wanted to go to Odette 'gone crazy' and Ducky moaning, but if I went downstairs, I would have to face Bernard in a fury, and at this moment I couldn't bear it. When I remembered the way he had treated my family, hot anger rose, strangling my throat. My fine fiancé." Sophia's complaint against Monsieur de Cressac shows that she is regretting trusting him as easily as she did, which is displayed by the sarcastic comment 'my fine fiancé.' If she had been more careful around him, she might not be in the predicament she's in. Later, Sophia is thinking about what her godfather will do to her when he comes back to find her with the bones of his other wives. She just recently discovered that her godfather killed his previous wives, and she shouldn't have trusted him. She thinks, "he would prefer to pierce my heart with a

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