What family problems do David and Rosalind face
regarding their relationship?
David and Rosalind faced
serious complications in their plan to “marry one another” (97) because their
families were “dead-set against” (98) them being together. First off, there was a long-standing “hostility”
(97) between the families because David’s father and Uncle Angus were enemies/rivals. They really had bad blood between them. Because of this “feud” (98), each man was
constantly on the lookout for mutation on “the other’s land” in order to report
him to the authorities. Neither was
above being an “informer” if it meant he could cause trouble for the other. This animosity caused both families to be at
an “impasse” with only “acrid communication” between them. In this family climate, David and Rosalind
were afraid that they would be “disowned” if their fathers found out about
their romantic plans, and therefore had to keep their love a secret.
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