That is one reason why I did not like the pictures here, dear uncle–which you think me stupid about. I used to come from the village with all that dirt and coarse ugliness like a pain within me, and the simpering pictures in the drawing-room seemed to me like a wicked attempt to find delight in what is false
In George Eliot's "Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life," the narrator expresses a deep dissatisfaction with the artwork displayed in the drawing-room. The pictures, which are perceived as attractive and pleasant by others, strike the narrator as deceptive and superficial. This sentiment reflects a struggle between the harsh realities of life, such as the dirt and ugliness experienced in the village, and the idealized beauty represented by the artwork.
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