Lady Mary Letter To Her Daughter Summary

In letter to her daughter, Lady Mary makes several claims that knowledge plays a key role in the lives of
18th century women. The first claim presented is that of vivid emotional appeal. Lady Marry claims that knowledge is the only distinction between humans and animals."The knowledge of numbers is one of the chef distinctions between us and brutes. " By comparing humans with animals, the author really sparks thought to how important mathematics is for young girls. Without the knowledge of arithmetic, Lady Mary believes her own grand daughter would be as senseless as a savage animal. This example paints a picture in the readers minds and helps argue the importance of knowledge in young girls lives.
To further her own argument, Lady Mary presents another key role

" Here the grandmother explains to the mother that if the granddaughter can comprehend all writings and apply them in some shape or form to her life she will avoid errors and be all around more successful and flawless.
Lady Mary is an obvious supporter for the education of young women. In order to make her writings convincing and meaningful she deploys various forms of rhetoric throughout her letter. She structures her letter in a chronological form, starting with the impact of education, how her granddaughter should learn, and how she should hide it. This is very critical because it emphasizes that Lady Mary is educated herself and therefor has the authority to speak on the topic. She uses words such as fool and triumph to demonstrate how the granddaughter will end up with out education and how others will triumph her.
Lady Mary knows her daughter will disagree because she herself is not educated, because of this Lady